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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales
with numerous contributions by others.
3.4.2 Criteria and Points System
In summary, to immigrate to Australia, you must fall under one
of the following categories.
* Family (almost automatic): spouse, de-facto spouse, immediate family
* Skill:
- you have a job that was advertised extensively in Australia without success
(As of 1 October 1992, there have been no occupations on this list)
- you pass the points test, and they feel like letting you in
- "distinguished talent" ie., bloody good at sport
* Special eligibility: former citizen, former resident, relative of a
New Zealander living in Australia
Ros Whysall adds:
There is now a business entry class, which I do not have details of but
it requires something like A$300,00 in net assets to start with, plus
fairly long term senior management experience in a company.
There are two ways to get entry to Oz; via an Independent Entry Class
and via a Concessional Family Class. The former works if you just
say, "Hey, I want to go to OZ" and put in an application. The latter
works if you have a family member in Oz who is willing to vouch for
you. You can only rack up points in one of the two categories.
Here's the list of points:
CONCESSIONAL FAMILY VISA CLASS AND INDEPENDENT ENTRANT VISA CLASS
Employability Factor
80 Trade certificate/degree/diploma (Acceptable to Australia), 3 years
post-qualification work, on Priority Occupation List [changes
yearly].**
70 Trade certificate/degree (Acceptable to Australia), 3 years
post-qualification work. **
60 Trade certificate/degree (Acceptable to Australia), with less than
3 years post qualification work. **
55 Diploma (Acceptable to Australia), with at least 3 years
post-qualification work experience.**
50 Diploma (Acceptable to Australia), with less than 3 years
post-qualification work.**
30 Trade cert/degree/diploma (recognised by overseas authorities
and assessed by Australian authorities as requiring only minor
upgrading), and 3 years post-qualification work.**
25 Trade cert/degree/diploma but qualifications held are unacceptable.
25 Post secondary school qualification.
20 12 years of primary and secondary schooling
10 10 years of primary and secondary schooling
0 Less than 10 years schooling
** Work experience must be immediately before your application to migrate.
Age Sub-Factor
30 18 to 29
25 30 to 34
15 35 to 39
10 40 to 44
5 45 to 49
0 Less than 18; more than 50
INDEPENDENT ENTRY VISA CLASS ONLY
Language Sub-Factor
20 Able to communicate effectively in English in a range of situations.
15 At the level described for 20 points above for 3 of the 4 skills of
reading, speaking, understanding and writing, but at a lower level
for the remaining skill.
10 Able to communicate effectively in English on familiar, everyday
topics.
5 Able to handle basic communication in English in familiar every day
topics or fluent in at least 2 languages other then English.
0 Familiar with only a few common English words and phrases.
NOTE: You may be required to sit a test to determine the number of points
will receive for the language skills sub-factor.
CONCESSIONAL FAMILY VISA CLASS ONLY
Relationship factor
15 You are the parent of your sponsor
10 You are brother, sister, or non-dependent child of sponsor
5 Nephew or niece of sponsor
Citizenship factor
10 Your sponsor has been an Oz citizen for 5 years or more
5 " for less than 5 years
Settlement Factor
10 Sponsor has been resident in Oz for 2 years and they or their
spouse have been continuously employed for the last two years.
Location Factor
5 Sponsor has lived in a State or Territory designated area for the last two
years.
The designated area list is (effective 1 February 1993) :
Victoria except Melbourne Region
Queensland except urban Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast
Western Australia except Perth Metropolitan Region
South Australia - entire State
Northern Territory - entire Territory
Tasmania - entire State
Australian Capital Territory - entire Territory
Okay, tally up the points, and if you have a high enough total, you're
Oz-bound! The point total changes each year, but I think it goes like
this (effective 23 December 1993) :
CONCESSIONAL FAMILY VISA CLASS
Pass Mark 95
Pool Mark 90
INDEPENDENT VISA CLASS
Pass Mark 100
Pool Mark 95
NB: the number of points required for entry to the pool is the same no
matter what country you come from. [JM]
([SK] For Independent application you have to reach min. 100 pts. For
concessional family application (with relatives that sponsor you,
other than spouse) you have to reach 95 points. After that you have
to take an English test (for non-english speaking people) at the
moment it's the IELTS test. If you don't have enough marks at the
test, you will have to pay the "English Education Charge", about 4000
AUS$!!)
In the last category, you are placed within an entry pool, and I think
winners are chosen by lot from the pool. Note that there is also a
Business Entry Class, for folks who are going Down Under to start
their own business. There is also an entirely different system
whereby you bypass the points test and the wait if you somehow manage
to get a job, and your employer will vouch for you.
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