Visa and Immigration to Australia

Point Test

The point test table if you are eligible to obtain the required points to apply for skilled migration or business visas.

2019 Mar 28

The point test table if you are eligible to obtain the required points to apply for skilled migration or business visas.

You must score at least 65 points on the points test to be eligible for the following visas. If you can't score 65 points we will not invite you to apply.

Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)

+ Point Test Table for Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)

Points are awarded on the basis of the factors listed in the following table. All factors are assessed as they are at the time you are invited to apply for this visa.

Factor	Description	Points
Age	18–24	20
	25–32	30
	33–39	25
	40–44	20
	45–54	15
English language	Vocational or higher	5
English language	Proficient or higher	10
Qualifications	Australian trade certificate, Diploma or bachelor’s degree or a Bachelor degree recognized by the Minister	5
Qualifications	Bachelor’s Degree in business, Science or Technology	10
Financial assets	Net business and personal assets of you, your partner or you and your partner combined in each of the preceding 2 fiscal years of at least:
	Not less than AUD800,000	5
	Not less than AUD1.3 million	15
	Not less than AUD1.8 million	25
	Not less than AUD2.25 million	35
Business turnover	You had an ownership interest in one or more main businesses that had an annual turnover in at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before the time of invitation to apply for the visa
	Not less than AUD500,000	5
	Not less than AUD1 million	15
	Not less than AUD1.5 million	25
	Not less than AUD2 million	35
Business Innovation stream only Business experience	You have held 1 or more main businesses before you were invited to apply for the visa for
	Not less than 4 years within the preceding 5 years	10
	Not less than 7 years within the preceding 8 years	15
Investor stream only Investor experience	Immediately before the time of application you held eligible investments of at least AUD100,000 held for:
	Not less than 4 years	10
	Not less than 7 years	15
Business innovation qualifications	Patents or designs registered not less than 1 year before that time and used in the day to day activities of the main business	15
	Trademarks registered not less than 1 year before that time and used in the day to day activities of the main business	10
	An ownership in and day to day participation in the management of one or more main business operated under a formal joint venture agreement/s entered into no less than 1 year before the time	5
	An ownership interest in a main business/s that derives no less than 50% of its annual turnover from export trade	15
	An ownership interest in a main buisness/s not more that 5 years before : had an average annualised growth in turnover that was greater than 20% per annum over 3 continuous fiscal years; and in at least one of the 3 fiscal years employed 10 or more employees for a total number of hours that was at least the total number of hours that would have been worked by 10 full-time employees	10
	An ownership interest in a main business/s that received : a grant from a government body in your home country of at least AUD100,000 for the purposes of early phase start up of a business, product commercialisation, business development or business expansion or venture capital funding of at least AUD100,000 not more than 4 years before the time of the invitation for the purposes of early phase start up of a business, product commercialisation, business development or business expansion	10
Special endorsement	The nominating State or Territory government agency has determined that your proposed business is of unique and important benefit to the State or Territory where the nominating government agency is located	10

+ Points test table for Skilled Migration visas (Subclasses 189, 190, 489 and 491)

Overview

Points criteria are assessed at the time of invitation.

Age

Age	Points
at least 18 but less than 25 years	25
at least 25 but less than 33 years	30
at least 33 but less than 40 years	25
at least 40 but less than 45 years	15

English language skills

English	Points
Competent English	0
Proficient English	10
Superior English	20

English language skills

Skilled employment experience

Overseas skilled employment – (outside Australia)

Number of years	Points
Less than 3 years	0
At least 3 but less than 5 years	5
At least 5 but less than 8 years	10
At least 8 years	15

Australian skilled employment – (in Australia)

Number of years	Points
Less than 1 year	0
At least 1 but less than 3 years	5
At least 3 but less than 5 years	10
At least 5 but less than 8 years	15
At least 8 years	20

Educational qualifications

Requirement	Points
A Doctorate from an Australian educational institution or a Doctorate from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard.	20
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
A diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution.	10
Attained a qualification or award recognised by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated skilled occupation as being suitable for that occupation	10

For points based migration you will receive points for your highest qualification only.

Specialist education qualification

Requirement	Points
A Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution that included at least 2 academic years study in a relevant field.	10

The postgraduate degree by research (doctorate or masters) must be awarded from an Australian education institution after at least two academic years of study in the following science, technology, engineering, mathematics or specified information and communication technology (ICT) fields:

Natural and physical sciences

biological sciences
chemical sciences
earth sciences
mathematical sciences
natural and physical sciences
other natural and physical sciences
physics and astronomy

Information technology

computer science
information systems
information technology
other information technology

Engineering and related technologies

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.

Australian study requirement

Requirement	Points
Meet the Australian study requirement	5

You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement.

Professional Year in Australia

Requirement	Points
Completion of a Professional Year in Australia	5

Credentialled community language

Requirement	Points
Hold a recognised qualification in a credentialled community language	5

Study in regional Australia

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

Partner skills

Requirement		Points
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: · were under 45 years old · had competent English · had nominated a skilled occupation that is on the same skilled occupation list as your nominated skilled occupation · had a suitable skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for their nominated skilled occupation, and the assessment wasn’t for a Subclass 485 visa.	10
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
You are single or your partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident	10

Nomination or sponsorship

Requirement

Points

You were invited to apply for a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) because you were nominated and the nominating State or Territory government agency has not withdrawn that nomination

You are being sponsored for a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) by a family member and the Minister has accepted that sponsorship

If you were invited to apply for a Subclass 190 (Skilled — Nominated) visa and the nominating State or Territory government agency has not withdrawn the nomination