The Australian PR points calculator table below is for the Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190), a points-based visa for skilled workers nominated by an Australian state or territory government. Applicants are asked to apply based on the information they provided in their SkillSelect Expression of Interest (EOI).
The points system considers a variety of characteristics, including age, English proficiency, skilled occupation, and more.
Age
Points are awarded based on age at the time of invitation:
- 18 to 24 years: 25 points
- 25 to 32 years: 30 points
- 33 to 39 years: 25 points
- 40 to 44 years: 15 points
- English Language Skills
English Language Skills
Points for English language proficiency are categorized as:
- Competent English: 0 points
- Proficient English: 10 points
- Superior English: 20 points
Skilled Employment Experience
Points are granted for both abroad and Australian skilled work in the applicant's specified occupation or a closely comparable subject during the past ten years.
Overseas Skilled Employment:
- Less than 3 years: 0 points
- 3 to 4 years: 5 points
- 5 to 7 years: 10 points
- 8+ years: 15 points
Australian Skilled Employment:
- Less than 1 year: 0 points
- 1 to 2 years: 5 points
- 3 to 4 years: 10 points
- 5 to 7 years: 15 points
- 8+ years: 20 points
Applicants can claim up to 20 points for combined job experience.
Educational Qualifications:
- Educational qualification points are awarded based on the highest qualification attained.
- Doctorate: 20 points
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree: 15 points
- Diploma or trade qualification: 10 points
- Recognized qualification suitable for the nominated occupation: 10 points
Specialized Education Qualification
Applicants who earned a Master's or Doctorate degree via research in particular STEM subjects in Australia are eligible for 10 points. Related fields include:
- Natural and Physical Sciences
- Information technology
- Engineering and Related Technologies
Australian Study Requirements
Applicants who have earned at least one degree, certificate, or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution and fulfill the Australian study criteria will receive 5 points.
Professional Year in Australia:
Completing a Professional Year program in Australia in Accounting, ICT/Computing, or Engineering during the four years before the invitation might earn 5 points. The program must be approved by appropriate parties, such as the Australian Computer Society of Engineers Australia.
Credentialed Community Language:
- A recognized qualification in a credentialed community language, as certified by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI), receives 5 points.
Study in regional Australia:
- Applicants who finished their studies while living and studying in regional Australia and met the Australian study criteria might get 5 points.
Partner Skills
Applicants may claim points depending on their partner's qualifications:
- Partner fits the age, English, and skill standards. Ten points.
- Partner has proficient English: 5 points.
- Applicant is single or partners are Australian citizens or permanent residents: 10 points.
State Nomination
- State nomination allows a state government to nominate highly skilled migrants to address skills shortages in key industry areas defined by the state as vital.
- State nomination can help skilled migrants qualify for a skilled migration visa from the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs (DHA), earning them more points on their visa application.
State nomination provides two skilled migration visa options:
- Talented Nominated (Permanent) Visa (Subclass 190): This is a permanent visa that permits talented migrants to live and work wherever in the state that nominates them. You must be nominated by a state before the DHA may ask you to apply for a visa.
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 491) – This is a state nominated provisional visa for skilled migrants that allows them to live and work in designated regional areas in that state for up to five years and can provide a pathway to permanent residency.
To be eligible for one of the state’s nomination pathways, your occupation must be on the eligible skilled occupation list.
Every state/territory has its own eligibility requirements for nomination. You must ensure that you meet these requirements to be eligible to receive your nomination.
Every state has its own nomination obligations which you need to sign on a declaration form before receiving your nomination. If you are nominated, you must meet those obligations.
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 491) - This is a state-sponsored provisional visa for skilled migrants that permits them to live and work in designated regional areas of that state for up to five years and can lead to permanent residency.
To be eligible for one of the state's nomination channels, your occupation must be listed as eligible skilled.
Every state and territory has its own qualifying conditions for nomination. To be eligible for your nomination, you must satisfy the following conditions. Each state has its own nomination requirements, which you must sign on a declaration form before getting your nomination. If you are nominated, you must fulfill your commitments.
Once nominated, the DHA will ask you to apply for your visa. The DHA has its own set of qualifying conditions, which an applicant must complete before a visa may be granted.
