Point Test for General Skilled Migration Australia
If you are wanting to migrate to Australia on a Skilled Migration visa and you would like to gain permanent residency visa in Australia, the Skilled Migration visa’s are based on the General Skilled Migration Points System.
The 3 points based visas that require 60 points to meet the criteria are:
-
Skilled Independent visa
-
Skilled Nominated visa
-
Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa
The 60 points criteria consist of:
AGE:
|
AGE |
POINTS |
|
18-24 years |
25 |
|
25-32 years |
30 |
|
30-34 years |
25 |
|
40-44 years |
15 |
|
45-49 years |
0 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
|
ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
POINTS |
|
Competent English (IELTS 6) |
0 |
|
Proficient (IELTS 7 or equivalent) |
10 |
|
Superior (IELTS 8) attract more points |
20 |
SKILLS:
|
AUSTRALIAN QUALIFICATIONS |
POINTS |
|
Offshore recognized apprenticeship |
10 |
|
AQFIII/V completed in Australia |
10 |
|
Diploma completed in Australia |
10 |
|
Bachelor Degree (including Bachelor Degree with Honours or Masters) |
15 |
|
PhD |
20 |
|
RECOGNITION OF AUSTRALIAN STUDY |
Points |
|
Recognition of Australian Study |
5 |
WORK EXPERIENCE IN YOUR NOMINATED OCCUPATION:
|
AUSTRALIAN WORK EXPERIENCE IN NOMINATED OCCUPATION |
Points |
|
One year Australian (of past 2 years) |
5 |
|
Three years Australian (of past 5 years) |
10 |
|
Five years Australian (of past 7 years) |
15 |
|
OVERSEAS WORK EXPERIENCE IN NOMINATED OCCUPATION |
Points |
|
Three years overseas (of past 5 years) |
5 |
|
Five years overseas (of past 7 years) |
10 |
|
Eight years overseas (of past 10 years) |
15 |
PARTNER SKILLS:
|
PARTNER SKILLS |
Points |
|
If applicable |
5 |
Gaining Additional Points:
|
GAINING ADDITIONAL POINTS |
Points |
|
Designated Language |
5 |
|
Professional Year |
5 |
|
Sponsorship by State or Territory Government |
5 |
|
Sponsorship by Family or State or Territory Government |
10 |
|
Study in a Regional Area |
5 |
If applying for a Skilled Independent visa you will need to submit an “Expression of Interest” and then be invited through Skill Select and you will also need to obtain 60 points to meet the criteria and be invited to apply for the skilled visa.
If applying for a Skilled Nominated visa you require 60 points but you will be granted 5 nominated points by selecting a nominated visa subclass so you obtain the 60 points upon lodgment of “Expression of Interest”.
If you apply for State Sponsorship (which has to be approved by State Government or Territory) you must include your “Expression of Interest”.
Once the State Nomination is approved the points will be confirmed and an invitation will be issued by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
Each state in Australia has its own occupation in demand, so it is very important to check if your occupation is on the state list, and you must meet the state criteria at the time of the application of state nomination or otherwise your application will be rejected.
If you are unable to obtain enough points there are still ways to improve your tally, unfortunately you cannot change your age, but you can try and improve IELTS score, keep improving your skills and experience in your home country or maybe come to Australia on a Student visa and gaining Australian education which can also give you an extra point.
There are many visa types for Australia if the Skilled Migration is not a possibility for you.
ONEderland Consulting can assist you with maybe another pathway to reach your dreams of living and working in Australia.
ONEderland Consulting has extensive experience in dealing with General Skilled Migration. If you need to find out your eligibility and points test and need to know more about Skilled Migration, please contact our office on (+61) 089477-5831 or email: [email protected]
