Hello my name is Ashani Yapa I'm a registered migration agent here at Sirus Migration.
As you all know 2020 has been a year that has shifted the focus in skilled migration and made it
more competitive than ever, so in order to maximize your chances for a point tested skilled visa
it is critical for you to understand the points table and score the maximum number of points
therefore today we are going to revisit the points table and also, give you some tips on how you can increase your points.
Don't miss out on our real-life comparison towards the end of this video to see exactly
how to maximize your points
For skilled visas subclass 189, 190 and 491 to be eligible to lodge an EOI
you need a minimum of 65 points including the points given by the state.
The points given by the states are for subclass 189 there's no points so subclass 190 there's 5 points given by the state
so you need 60 of your own points and subclass 491 there's 15 points given by the state
so you need 50 of your own points. When we say 65 points this is just to just the base to lodge your
EOI but you are competing against hundreds if not thousands of applicants so it is very important
that you have score as high points as possible to increase your chances for an invitation.
Now let's go through the categories in the points table. The first category is your age and
this is the category where you can claim most of your points and if you're between 25 to 32
you can get 30 points and the day you turn 33 you are going back to 25 points and if you're over
45 then you don't get any points so if you're someone who's in the age bracket of 25 to 32
then you should use this chance and lodge your EOI and get an invitation before you fall into
the next age bracket. The next category is your English it is listed as competent, proficient and superior
for proficient English, you get 10 points and superior English you get 20 points but you must
at least have competent English which is IELTS 6 in each band to be eligible to lodge an EOI
the next category is your Employment Experience you can start claiming Employment Experience for
offshore employment if you have done work experience in your nominated occupations for
over 3 years, but for onshore experience if you have worked in your nominated occupation for 1
plus year then you can claim 5 points. The more work experience you can show in the last 10 years
the more points you can claim. The next category in the points table is the one you can claim for your
educational qualifications please note that this qualification does not have to be related to your
nominated occupation and higher the qualification is the more points you can claim for this category.
In the next category, you can claim 10 points if you have studied a STEM qualification
which is science technology engineering or mathematics and you must have completed a
master's by research or a PhD from an Australian institute to claim these points. The next category
is your Australian study requirement, if you have studied a prescribed course in Australia
of a minimum of 2 years which is 92 academic weeks you can claim 5 points under this category.
Next category is professional year program if you're an accounting, IT, or an engineering graduate
from Australia and has completed a professional year program you are allowed to claim 5 points
under this category. The next category is the credentialled community language if you're a native
speaker or for another language than English and you can clear a NAATI examination you can claim 5 points
in this category, we will put a link to the NAATI website in the description down below
so you can go and check if your first language is one of the languages where you can pass this exam for.
The next category is the regional study so if you're someone who lived and studied in a regional
university or a college in Australia you may be able to claim five points under this category.
The next category is the partner points this category was introduced in November 2019 and
has a major impact for most of our applicants so under this category, if you're single you can
claim 10 points and if you have a partner who can speak competent English then the partner can give
you 5 points and if your partner can also pass a skills assessment then they can give you
5 extra points so all together your partner can contribute 10 points towards your EOI
so if you're interested in calculating your own points you can head over to our website
sirusmigration.com.au and we do have a point calculator which you can customize each category
and calculate your own points and it will also add the state points for you. Now that we have covered
all the categories of the points table let's look at a case scenario and we will explain how
this person can increase their points. This person has claimed 30 points for their age because their
age between 25 and 32, 0 points for their English because they only have 6 in each band, 10 points
for their education because their occupation is a chef and they have completed a diploma in
Australia. They have scored 0 points for their NAATI because they have not completed an exam.
They have scored 5 points for the Australian study because they have studied in Australia
for 2 years in the past, they have scored 0 points for their work experience because they do
not have any work experience related to their field. The total points for this person is 45
at the moment. Now let's look at how this person can increase their points after understanding
the points table and following some tips. now let's look at how this person can increase their points
Person A now has superior English so we can add 20 points to their existing points and in here
this person has completed a bachelor's degree in accounting but they did not include it in
the previous points calculation because they thought it's not relevant to their occupation
please keep in mind points for your education if you have done prior education in Australia
it doesn't have to be related to your nominated occupation so in this scenario, this person can
include 15 points for their new calculation, if this person completes the NAATI examination
in one of the community languages now they can claim 5 extra points they can also claim 5
extra points for their working in Australia for more than 1 year, if you compare the 2 points
now they have 80 points compared to the 45 points they had before which is a significant increase in
your points and also keep in mind we have not included the state points in this calculation
if you're going for subclass 190 visa your states will give you 5 points and if you're going for
subclass 491 you will get 15 points from the state. I hope you have a better understanding
of the Australian Skilled Migration points table by now if you do have any questions regarding the
points table or Australian Immigration, please do get in touch with us. Thank you for watching
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