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AUSTRALIA SKILLED IMMIGRATION POINTS CALCULATOR
Business
people and skilled professionals can migrate to Australia based on
their skill sets, educational qualifications and work experience. With the
general skilled migration self-assessment test, an individual can evaluate
his/her chances for Australian immigration.
Individuals
will score high if they are aged under 50, have English language proficiency,
have adequate work experience in their nominated occupation, which must be
included in the country’s SOL (Skilled Occupation List).
AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION POINT SYSTEM
Under the Australian
immigration point system, immigration candidates can acquire the
required Australian migration points which are awarded to a
candidate provided he meets the requirements under the following criteria.
- Age: Applicants between the
age of 18 and 44 can score points under the age
- English language: The applicant should
prove that he has the required competency in the language by submitting
the test results of any recognized English language proficiency test.
- Overseas Experience points
(Experience outside Australia): The applicant can claim points for having
three/five/eight years of overseas experience in the nominated occupation
in the last 10 years.
- Australian Experience:
- The applicant can claim points
for having worked in Australia in one of the occupations listed on the SOL
on a full-time basis.
- The applicant can claim points
for having one/three/five/eight years of Australian experience in the
nominated occupation in the last 10 years.
- Overseas Qualification points
(Qualifications gained outside Australia): The applicant can claim
points for recognized qualifications which is at a level of bachelor’s or
higher or Ph.D.
- Australian Study: The applicant can claim
additional points for doing a course in Australia of at least two academic
years or more.
- Live and Study in Regional
Area: The
applicant can claim additional points if he has met the Australian study
requirement of living and studying in a ‘regional low population growth
metropolitan area’ for at least 2 years.
- Partner Skills: The applicant can claim points
under partner skills if the partner satisfies the basic requirements of
age, English language ability, qualifications, and skills assessment
result.
Candidates
scoring a minimum of 65 points would be considered eligible by DHA
(Department of Home Affairs), an organization responsible for immigration.
Points
determine your eligibility for an Australia PR visa. As already mentioned,
you must score at least 65 points under the Points Grid. The below table
describes the different criteria for scoring points:
Category |
Maximum Points |
Age (25-32 years) |
30 points |
English proficiency (8 bands) |
20 points |
Work Experience outside Australia
(8-10 years) Work
Experience in Australia (8-10 years) |
15 points 20 points |
Education (outside Australia) Doctorate
degree |
20 points |
Niche skills such as Doctorate or
master’s degree in Australia |
5 points |
Study in a regional Australia Accredited
in community language Professional
year in a skilled program in Australia State
sponsorship (190 visa) |
5 points 5 points 5 points 5 points |
Let us look
at how points are calculated under each category:
Age: You will gain a maximum of 30
points if your age is between 25 to 32 years.
Age |
Points |
18-24 years |
25 |
25-32 years |
30 |
33-39 years |
25 |
40-44 years |
15 |
45 and above |
0 |
English
proficiency: A
score of 8 bands in the IELTS exam can give you a maximum of 20 points.
However, the Australian immigration authorities allow applicants to take any of
the English proficiency tests such as IELTS, PTE, TOEFL, etc. You can try
for the required score in any of these tests.
English Language Scores |
|
Criteria |
Points |
Superior (8/79 on each band in
IELTS/PTE Academic) |
20 |
Proficient (7/65 on each band in
IELTS/PTE Academic) |
10 |
Competent (6/50 on each band in
IELTS/PTE Academic) |
0 |
Work
experience: Skilled
employment outside Australia with 8 to 10 years of experience counting back
from the date of your PR application will give you 15 points, lesser years of
experience means fewer points.
Skilled employment outside
Australia |
Points |
Less than 3 years |
0 |
3-4 years |
5 |
5-7 years |
10 |
More than 8 years |
15 |
Skilled
employment in Australia with 8 to 10 years of experience from the date of
application will give you a maximum of 20 points.
Skilled employment in Australia |
Points |
Less than 1 year |
0 |
1-2 years |
5 |
3-4 years |
10 |
5-7 years |
15 |
More than 8 years |
20 |
Education: Points for the education
criteria depends on the educational qualification. Maximum points are given to
a doctorate degree from an Australian university or a doctorate from a
university outside Australia provided it is recognized by the Australian government.
Qualifications |
Points |
A Doctorate degree from an
Australian university or institute outside Australia. |
20 |
A Bachelor (or Masters) degree
from an Australian university or institute outside Australia. |
15 |
Diploma or trade qualification
completed in Australia |
10 |
Any qualification or award
recognized by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated skilled
occupation. |
10 |
Niche skills such as Doctorate or
master’s degree in Australia |
5 |
Specialist Education qualification
(Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian
educational institution) |
10 |
Spouse
application: If
your spouse is also an applicant for the PR visa, you will be eligible for
additional points.
Spouse qualification |
Points |
Spouse has a PR visa or is an
Australian citizen |
10 |
Spouse has competent English and
has a Positive Skill Assessment |
10 |
Spouse has only competent English |
5 |
Other
qualifications: You
can gain points if you meet any of the following criteria.
Study in a regional area |
5 points |
Accredited in community language |
5 points |
Professional year in a skilled
program in Australia |
5 points |
State sponsorship (190 visa) |
5 points |
Minimum 2 years fulltime
(Australian study requirement) |
5 points |
Specialist Education qualification
(Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian
educational institution) |
10 points |
Relative or regional sponsorship
(491 visa) |
15 points |
Disclaimer:
Quick eligibility check of
Wixfly-agency is only to help the applicants to understand their scores. The
points displayed are based on your answers only. Please note the points on each
section are evaluated based on various parameters set in the immigration
guidelines and a technical evaluation is a must know your accurate scores and
eligibility to find out which immigration program you can apply for. The Quick
eligibility check does not guarantee you the below points, you may score high
or low points once you are technically evaluated by our expert team. There are
many assessing bodies that process skills assessment which will depend on your
nominated occupation, and these assessing bodies will have their own criteria
in considering an applicant as skilled. State/ territory authorities will also
have their own criteria to allow sponsorships which an applicant should
satisfy. So, it is very important for an applicant to go apply for a technical
evaluation.