How many points are required for Australia PR in 2022?

If you are planning for Australia immigration, it becomes necessary for you to understand how to qualify for an Australia PR visa. Before we get into that, let’s check out the major pathways available to you for becoming a permanent resident in Australia. There are 3 major permanent residency pathways you can choose from in Australia. They are:

• Subclass 189 – Skilled Independent Visa
• Subclass 190 – Skilled Nominated Visa
• Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa

The Subclass 189 and 190 visas allow the holder of the visa to live and work in Australia permanently. Subclass 491 visa is a 5-year temporary visa that can be used to go for a permanent resident visa like Subclass 191 which will be active from November 16, 2022. This application for permanent residence can be submitted after 3 years of staying in Australia on a Subclass 491 visa.

The Australia immigration points system

Eligibility for Australia PR visa is determined by a points-based system. In this system, you will be assigned points that will determine whether you will be selected for permanent residence or how better your chances are to obtain permanent residence. The points are determined on the basis of several factors like age, work experience, etc. To qualify for Australia PR, you must get at least 65 points in all. *Check your eligibility to Australia instantly for free, through Y-Axis Australia Immigration Points Calculator. How are the points allotted? Here, we give you an idea about how points are granted for each factor that matters in applying for an Australia PR visa. Age  

Age range	Points
18 to 25 years	25
25 to 33 years	30
33 to 40 years	25
40 to 45 years	15

  English language skills  

English Proficiency	Points
Competent	0
Proficient	10
Superior	20

  Experience in Skilled employment   Overseas skilled employment – (work experience outside Australia)

No. of years	Points
Up to 3 years	0
3 to 5 years	5
5 to 8 years	10
8 years or more	15

  Australian skilled employment – (work experience in Australia)

No. of years	Points
Up to 1 year	0
1 to 3 years	5
3 to 5 years	10
5 to 8 years	15
8 years or more	20

  Points to remember:

• Claim for points for employment can be made only if the job was related to a skilled occupation that was nominated or was a job that was closely related to the skilled occupation. You must have been employed for the relevant periods mentioned in the table, in the 10 years prior to your applying for an invitation.
• No matter what the Australian employment, it’s required that you have held one of the following classes of visa apart from complying with the conditions for eligibility of that visa so that you can earn points:
  • a substantive visa
  • a Bridging A visa
  • a Bridging B visa

By “employed” it’s meant that you were engaged in a job for remuneration. You should have been working for a minimum of 20 hours a week. What are SOL - Immigration and citizenship? SOL - Immigration and citizenship have to be one of the following:

• Consistent with a pathway for career advancement
• in the same ANZSCO Unit Group
• an occupation with recognition from an assessing authority proving that the occupation is closely related to the occupation you have nominated, as part of the assessment done for your skills

You must be aware that there’s a limit in the points system on the number of points that you can score for work experience. You can score a maximum of 20 points. What this means is that though you have the scope to score above 20 combined points for your work experience, you won’t get more than 20 points. Educational qualifications

Requirement	Points
A Doctorate from Australian educational institution, another educational institution that has a recognized standard.	20
A minimum of Bachelor’s degree from ·         an educational institution in Australia ·         from another educational institution, that's of a recognized standard.	15
A diploma/trade qualification earned from an Australian educational institution.	10
A qualification/award recognized by the relevant authority assessing it (for your nominated skilled occupation) as suited for that job.	10

Only your highest qualification will be awarded points in the points-based migration. Qualification for Specialist education  

Requirement	Points
A Master’s degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution with a minimum of 2 years’ study in a relevant field included.	10

  The PG degree by research (doctorate/masters) must be in the science, engineering, mathematics, technology, or specified ICT fields as follows: Natural and physical sciences

• Biological sciences
• Earth sciences
• Natural and physical sciences
• Physics and astronomy
• Chemical sciences
• Mathematical sciences
• Other natural and physical sciences

IT

• Computer science
• IT
• Information systems
• Other IT

Engineering & related technologies

• Aerospace engineering & technology
• Electrical and electronic engineering & technology
• Civil engineering
• Engineering and related technologies
• Manufacturing engineering & technology
• Geomatics engineering
• Maritime engineering & technology
• Mechanical and industrial engineering & technology
• Process and resources engineering.
• Other engineering & related technologies

      Australian study  

Requirement	Points
Meet the Australian study requirement	5

  It’s required that you have a minimum of 1 diploma, degree, or trade qualification issued by an educational institution in Australia that meets the requirement for Australia study. Professional Year in Australia  

Requirement	Points
A Professional year in Australia completed	5

  The completion of a professional year must have happened while you receive an ITA. You must have completed a professional year in ICT/Computing, Engineering, or Accounting, and:

• Completed in Australia in the 4 years prior to your getting invited to lodge an application for an Australian visa
• Completed over a minimum period of 12 months
• In your nominated occupation/a closely related occupation
• Provided by one of the following organizations:
  • Australian Computer Society
  • Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
  • Engineers Australia
  • CPA Australia
  • The Institute of Public Accountants

Credentialled community language  

Requirement	Points
A recognized qualification in a credentialled community language	5

  To get these points, you must have had an accreditation of a paraprofessional level in the least. You must be qualified at the certified provisional level in the least or have a community language credential for interpreting/translating issued by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. Study in regional Australia    

Requirement	Points
At least 1 diploma, degree, or trade qualification earned from an educational institution in Australia that satisfies the requirement for Australian study obtained while living and studying in an area of regional Australia deemed eligible	5

  To be eligible for the award of points for your educational qualification:

• must have been obtained during the period you lived in and studied at a campus in a designated regional area
• must meet the requirement for Australian study
• not include study done via distance education

Partner skills  

Requirement	Points
To be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and mustn’t be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia.   Evidence must be provided that when you received an ITA for the visa you applied for, they: ·         Competent English were aged under 45 ·         Gone through a suitable skills assessment (that wasn’t for a Subclass 485 visa) from the relevant authority assessing it for their nominated skilled occupation. ·         Nominated a skilled occupation that’s on the same list of skilled occupations as your nominated skilled occupation	10
Your spouse/de facto partner has also to be an applicant for the visa and has English proficiency of a competent level. To receive these points your partner has to be an applicant for the same visa subclass and mustn’t be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia.	5
You are single or your partner is a PR/citizen of Australia.	10

  If you are willing to migrate to Australia, talk to Y-Axis, the leading immigration and career consultant in the UAE. If you found this blog engaging, you may also like: Which overseas workers can get a work permit in the UAE right now?