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Points table for the Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)

Skilled Regional Visa (subclass 489) also requires you to meet the criteria of Australian Home Affairs. The criteria are based on variety of factor such as age, skilled employment experience, education, etc

Keep in mind

  • Points criteria are assessed at the time of invitation.
  • You do not need to satisfy all the criteria but you must score at least 65 points or above at the time you apply for Skilled Regional visa (subclass 489)
  • You will only be awarded one set of points under each factor. For example, if you have an English language ability of Proficient, you will be awarded 10 points for Proficient English and not points for both Proficient English and Competent English.
  • The criteria in this table are published and reviewed by Australian Home Affairs regularly, and the information in this website is for reference only, not intended for any other purpose.

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

Points

Skilled employment experience

  • You can only claim points for employment if the employment was in your nominated skilled occupation or a closely related skilled occupation; and you were employed at least 20 hours a week for the relevant periods set out in the table, and in the 10 years before you are invited to apply. 
  • For any Australian employment you must have held a substantive visa or a Bridging A or Bridging B visa and complied with the conditions of that visa to be eligible for points.

Closely-related occupations must be:

  • in the same ANZSCO Unit Group or
  • consistent with a career advancement pathway or
  • recognised by an assessing authority that it is closely related to your nominated occupation, as part of your skills assessment

Overseas skilled employment – (outside Australia)

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)

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

Recognition of your qualifications
  • The authority undertaking your skills assessment may determine if your qualifications are comparable to the relevant Australian qualification. Assessing authorities are listed against your occupation in the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations. You must have obtained this recognition at the time you are invited to apply for a visa.
  • If you hold an overseas qualification at bachelor level or above and your skills assessing authority did not offer an opinion on that qualification then it is open to you to contact Vocational Education Training and Assessment Services (VETASSESS) for advice. VETASSESS can provide an assessment of the comparative educational level of these qualifications to support your claim for these points.
Doctoral requirements (PhD)
  • You can only be awarded points for a doctoral degree if you have completed a qualification at the relevant level, that is,  a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). 

Education

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
Specialist education qualification
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:

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.
10
Meet the Australian study requirement
  • You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement.
5

Other factors

Points

Professional Year in Australia

At the time of invitation to apply, you had completed a Professional Year and have been in Accounting, ICT/Computing or Engineering, and:

5
Credentialled community language
5
Study in regional Australia
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:
  • must meet the Australian study requirement
  • have been obtained while you lived in, and studied at a campus in, a designated regional area
  • not include study undertaken by distance education
5

Partner skills

Points

Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and meet age, English and skill criteria
10
Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and:
  • has competent English
  • must be an applicant for your 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

Points

You were invited to apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa because you were nominated and the nominating State or Territory government agency has not withdrawn that nomination
Or
You are being sponsored for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa by a family member and the Minister has accepted that sponsorship
15

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