Australia visa applications for Skilled Employee Sponsored visas and Skilled Independent visas are assessed against the Australian visa requirements points test.

Points are awarded for skill, age, english language ability, specific work experience, occupation in demand (and job offer), Australian qualifications, regional Australia, spouse skills and relationship (Employee sponsored only).

Use our Australia skilled visa points calculator to determine your points score.

Bonus points can be awarded for:

• Australian skilled work experience
• fluency in one of Australia's major community languages, other than English.

The table below shows the current Australia skilled visa requirement for points-tested Australian visas in the General Skilled Migration category.

What if I dont meet the pass mark?
Some visas also carry a pool mark which is lower than the pass mark. If you meet this pool mark, your application will be held 'in the pool' for up to two years after assessment. Then if the pass mark happens to be lowered at any time in that two year period, and you meet this pass new pass mark, your application will become active again.

There are some other migration options available for people who dont quite reach the pass mark. Fill out our free Australian immigration assessment and let one of our registered migration agents determine if you are eligible.

Take the test

Our Australian points calculator below can be used as a guide only to determine if you are eligible to apply for migration under the Australian Skilled Migration Programme.

If you do not meet the pass or pool marks it would still be benificial to talk with one of our migration agents to determine what areas you could concentrate on to increase your points score.

Call us and speak to one of our registered migration agents, or fill out our Australia immigration free assessment to discuss your immigration options.