Australia PR Point Indicator
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Australia Immigration : Requirements for australia skilled immigration program nominated occupation.
The below grids give you the detailed breakdown of points awarded under various criteria under Australia PR Point Calculator System.
| 18-25 | 25 points |
|---|---|
| 25-33 | 30 points |
| 33-40 | 25 points |
| 40-45 | 15 points |
| Competent English (IELTS 6 / OET C / PTE 50 / TOEFL At least 12 for listening, 13 for reading, 21 for writing and 18 for speaking ) | 0 points |
|---|---|
| Proficient English (IELTS 7 / OET B / PTE 65 / TOEFL At least 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking ) | 10 points |
| Superior English (IELTS 8 / OET A / PTE 79 / TOEFL At least 28 for listening, 29 for reading, 30 for writing and 26 for speaking) | 20 points |
Overseas
| At least 3 but less than 5 years (of past 10 years) | 5 points |
|---|---|
| At least 5 but less than 8 years (of past 10 years) | 10 points |
| At least 8 years and up to 10 years | 15 points |
In Australia
| At least 1 but less than 3 years (of past 10 years) | 5 points |
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| At least 3 but less than 5 years (of past 10 years) | 10 points |
| At least 5 but less than 8 years (of past 10 years) | 15 points |
| At least 8 years and up to 10 years | 20 points |
- You can only claim points for employment if the employment was in your nominated skilled occupation or a closely related skilled occupation; and you were employed for the relevant periods set out in the table, in the 10 years before you are invited to apply
- For any Australian employment you must have held a substantive visa or a Bridging A or Bridging B visa and complied with the conditions of that visa to be eligible for points.
Employed means engaged in an occupation for remuneration for at least 20 hours a week. Closely-related occupations must be:
- in the same ANZSCO Unit Group or
- consistent with a career advancement pathway or
- recognised by an assessing authority that it is closely related to your nominated occupation, as part of your skills assessment.
Under the points test there is a cap on the number of points that can be awarded for employment experience. The maximum number of points that can be awarded is 20, this means that even if you score more than 20 combined points for your employment experience only 20 points will be awarded.
| A Doctorate from an Australian educational institution or a Doctorate from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard. | 20 points |
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| At least a Bachelor degree from an Australian educational institution or at least a Bachelor qualification, from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard. | 15 points |
| A diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution. | 10 points |
| Attained a qualification or award recognised by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated skilled occupation as being suitable for that occupation | 10 points |
For points based migration you will receive points for your highest qualification only.
The authority undertaking your skills assessment may determine if your qualifications are comparable to the relevant Australian qualification. Assessing authorities are listed against your occupation in the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations. You must have obtained this recognition at the time you are invited to apply for a visa.
If you hold an overseas qualification at bachelor level or above and your skills assessing authority did not offer an opinion on that qualification then it is open to you to contact Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services (VETASSESS) for advice.
VETASSESS can provide an assessment of the comparative educational level of these qualifications against the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Advice from VETASSESS should be provided with your application to support your claim for these points.
To obtain an assessment contact Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services.
You can only be awarded points for a doctoral degree if you have completed a qualification at the relevant level, that is, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). You cannot claim these points for the award of other qualifications that give you the right to use to the title of Doctor (that is, general practitioner, dentist, vet).
Requirement
Points
A Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution that included at least academic years study in a relevant field.
10 PointsThe postgraduate degree by research (doctorate or masters) must be awarded from an Australian education institution after at least 2 academic years of study in the following science, technology, engineering, mathematics or specified information and communication technology (ICT) fields:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Earth Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Natural And Physical Sciences
- Other Natural And Physical Sciences
- Physics And Astronomy
- computer science
- information systems
- information technology
- other information technology
- aerospace engineering and technology
- civil engineering
- electrical and electronic engineering and technology
- engineering and related technologies
- geomatics engineering
- manufacturing engineering and technology
- maritime engineering and technology
- mechanical and industrial engineering and technology
- other engineering and related technologies
- process and resources engineering.
To determine whether your qualification is eligible, see the CRICOS website.
| Requirement | Points |
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| Meet the Australian study requirement | 5 Points |
You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement.
| Requirement | Points |
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| Completion of a Professional Year in Australia | 5 Points |
At the time of invitation to apply, you had completed a Professional Year. To be eligible for the award of these points your Professional Year must have been in Accounting, ICT/Computing or Engineering, and:
- in your nominated occupation or a closely related occupation
- completed over a period of at least 12 months
- completed in Australia in the four years before you are invited to apply for a visa
- provided by one of these organisations:
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| Hold a recognised qualification in a credentialled community language | 5 Points |
To be credentialled in a community language and eligible for the award of points you must have been accredited at the paraprofessional level or above, certified at the certified provisional level or above, or have a community language credential for interpreting or translating by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that satisfies the Australian study requirement obtained while living and studying in an eligible area of regional Australia | 5 Points |
To be eligible for the award of points your educational qualification:
- must meet the Australian study requirement
- have been obtained while you lived in, and studied at a campus in, a designated regional area
- not include study undertaken by distance education
| Requirement | Points |
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Your spouse or de facto partner must also be
an applicant for this visa and meet age,
English and skill criteria For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that they:
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10 Points |
| Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and has competent English For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. | 5 Points |
| You are single or your partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident | 10 Points |
| State or territory government (only visa subclass 190) | 5 points |
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| Nomination by a state or Territory government or sponsorship by an eligible family member (only visa subclass 491) | 10 points |
The following are the visa sub classes and the required points to be scored under each category
- Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) – 65 points
- Skilled – Sponsored (subclass 190) – 65 points
- Skilled – Regional Sponsored (subclass 489) – 65 points
- Skilled – Skilled Work Regional Sponsored (subclass 491) – 65 points
Note that the maximum points an Australian skilled immigrant can score in the Australia PR Point Calculator System for any combination of overseas and Australian skilled employment is 20 points.
