{
 "name": "Australian skilled migration points test",
 "description": "Every factor and band in the points test for the subclass 189, 190 and 491, as in force in August 2026. Minimum score to be invited is 65. Australian and overseas skilled employment are added together and capped at 20 points.",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "VisaChief",
  "url": "https://visachief.com/"
 },
 "source": {
  "name": "Migration Regulations 1994 Schedule 6D, as applied by the Department of Home Affairs",
  "url": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/tools/points-calculator"
 },
 "retrieved": "2026-08-26",
 "updated": "2026-08-26",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "citation": "VisaChief (2026). Australian skilled migration points test. Retrieved 2026-08-26 from https://visachief.com/data/au-points-test.json",
 "url": "https://visachief.com/data/au-points-test.json",
 "record_count": 38,
 "records": [
  {
   "factor": "Age",
   "factor_key": "age",
   "claim": "18 to 24 years",
   "points": 25,
   "note": "Your age when you are invited to apply - not when you lodge your EOI."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Age",
   "factor_key": "age",
   "claim": "25 to 32 years",
   "points": 30,
   "note": "Your age when you are invited to apply - not when you lodge your EOI."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Age",
   "factor_key": "age",
   "claim": "33 to 39 years",
   "points": 25,
   "note": "Your age when you are invited to apply - not when you lodge your EOI."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Age",
   "factor_key": "age",
   "claim": "40 to 44 years",
   "points": 15,
   "note": "Your age when you are invited to apply - not when you lodge your EOI."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Age",
   "factor_key": "age",
   "claim": "45 years or over (not eligible)",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "Your age when you are invited to apply - not when you lodge your EOI."
  },
  {
   "factor": "English language ability",
   "factor_key": "english",
   "claim": "Competent English (IELTS 6 in each component)",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "Competent English is the threshold to apply; only Proficient and Superior score."
  },
  {
   "factor": "English language ability",
   "factor_key": "english",
   "claim": "Proficient English (IELTS 7 in each component)",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "Competent English is the threshold to apply; only Proficient and Superior score."
  },
  {
   "factor": "English language ability",
   "factor_key": "english",
   "claim": "Superior English (IELTS 8 in each component)",
   "points": 20,
   "note": "Competent English is the threshold to apply; only Proficient and Superior score."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment outside Australia",
   "factor_key": "os_work",
   "claim": "Less than 3 years",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment outside Australia",
   "factor_key": "os_work",
   "claim": "3 to 4 years",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment outside Australia",
   "factor_key": "os_work",
   "claim": "5 to 7 years",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment outside Australia",
   "factor_key": "os_work",
   "claim": "8 to 10 years",
   "points": 15,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment in Australia",
   "factor_key": "au_work",
   "claim": "Less than 1 year",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years. Australian and overseas experience combined are capped at 20 points."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment in Australia",
   "factor_key": "au_work",
   "claim": "1 to 2 years",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years. Australian and overseas experience combined are capped at 20 points."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment in Australia",
   "factor_key": "au_work",
   "claim": "3 to 4 years",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years. Australian and overseas experience combined are capped at 20 points."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment in Australia",
   "factor_key": "au_work",
   "claim": "5 to 7 years",
   "points": 15,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years. Australian and overseas experience combined are capped at 20 points."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Skilled employment in Australia",
   "factor_key": "au_work",
   "claim": "8 to 10 years",
   "points": 20,
   "note": "In your nominated occupation or a closely related one, in the last 10 years. Australian and overseas experience combined are capped at 20 points."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Educational qualification",
   "factor_key": "edu",
   "claim": "Doctorate from an Australian or recognised overseas institution",
   "points": 20,
   "note": "Your highest qualification, recognised as comparable to the Australian standard."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Educational qualification",
   "factor_key": "edu",
   "claim": "Bachelor or Masters degree",
   "points": 15,
   "note": "Your highest qualification, recognised as comparable to the Australian standard."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Educational qualification",
   "factor_key": "edu",
   "claim": "Diploma or trade qualification completed in Australia",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "Your highest qualification, recognised as comparable to the Australian standard."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Educational qualification",
   "factor_key": "edu",
   "claim": "Qualification recognised by your assessing authority",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "Your highest qualification, recognised as comparable to the Australian standard."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Educational qualification",
   "factor_key": "edu",
   "claim": "None of these",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "Your highest qualification, recognised as comparable to the Australian standard."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Specialist education qualification",
   "factor_key": "specialist",
   "claim": "No",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "An Australian Masters by research or Doctorate in a STEM or ICT field, with at least two academic years of study."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Specialist education qualification",
   "factor_key": "specialist",
   "claim": "Yes",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "An Australian Masters by research or Doctorate in a STEM or ICT field, with at least two academic years of study."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Australian study requirement",
   "factor_key": "aus_study",
   "claim": "No",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "At least two academic years of study in Australia meeting the study requirement."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Australian study requirement",
   "factor_key": "aus_study",
   "claim": "Yes",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "At least two academic years of study in Australia meeting the study requirement."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Study in regional Australia",
   "factor_key": "regional_study",
   "claim": "No",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "Study that met the Australian study requirement while living and studying in a designated regional area."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Study in regional Australia",
   "factor_key": "regional_study",
   "claim": "Yes",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "Study that met the Australian study requirement while living and studying in a designated regional area."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Professional Year in Australia",
   "factor_key": "py",
   "claim": "No",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "A completed Professional Year in accounting, engineering or ICT in the last four years."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Professional Year in Australia",
   "factor_key": "py",
   "claim": "Yes",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "A completed Professional Year in accounting, engineering or ICT in the last four years."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Credentialled community language",
   "factor_key": "naati",
   "claim": "No",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "A NAATI credential at certified translator or interpreter level."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Credentialled community language",
   "factor_key": "naati",
   "claim": "Yes",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "A NAATI credential at certified translator or interpreter level."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Partner skills",
   "factor_key": "partner",
   "claim": "Single, or partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "Scored on your partner, not you. A partner who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident scores the same as having no partner."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Partner skills",
   "factor_key": "partner",
   "claim": "Partner has competent English, a positive skills assessment and is under 45",
   "points": 10,
   "note": "Scored on your partner, not you. A partner who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident scores the same as having no partner."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Partner skills",
   "factor_key": "partner",
   "claim": "Partner has competent English only",
   "points": 5,
   "note": "Scored on your partner, not you. A partner who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident scores the same as having no partner."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Partner skills",
   "factor_key": "partner",
   "claim": "Partner does not meet either",
   "points": 0,
   "note": "Scored on your partner, not you. A partner who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident scores the same as having no partner."
  },
  {
   "factor": "Nomination or sponsorship",
   "factor_key": "nomination",
   "claim": "Skilled Nominated (190): State or territory nomination adds 5 points.",
   "points": 5,
   "note": ""
  },
  {
   "factor": "Nomination or sponsorship",
   "factor_key": "nomination",
   "claim": "Skilled Work Regional (491): Regional nomination or eligible family sponsorship adds 15 points.",
   "points": 15,
   "note": ""
  }
 ],
 "minimum_points": 65,
 "combined_employment_cap": 20
}