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).

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Australia skilled migration points

Under the Australia immigration point system, immigration candidates can acquire the required Australia 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:

1. The applicant can claim points for having worked in Australia in one of the occupations listed on the SOL on a full-time basis.
2. 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	10 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

 

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	10 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

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; fewer 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	10
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 Y-Axis 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.