What are the ways of increasing Australia Skilled Migration Points?

Australia is the popular immigration destination, and why not? It offers plethora of good opportunities for the migrants to select, be it work opportunities, or living standards etc. Most of the migrants coming to the country apply through skilled migration visa programs. 

So, are you planning to apply for Australia PR Visa through skilled migration programs? You must know about the visa category in which you intend to apply. The higher are your immigration points the better are your chances of receiving Australia PR. 

But, how can you improve the Australia Skilled Migration Points? There are many options of improving the Australia Skilled migration points.  Let us know about the tips of improving the immigration points for receiving Australia PR through skilled migration programs.

You must be aware that Australia follows point based system to invite skilled migrants in the country. A minimum of 65 points out of 100 on Australia Immigration Point Assessment grid is required for the factors under age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability and other factors

Calculate points using Australia Immigration Points Calculator 

Well, the Australian Government nowadays is inviting applicants with high immigration point score and only getting 65 points will be of no good to receive invitation to apply from DIBP. The applicants with the highest immigration points are invited to apply through regular DIBP draws.

Are you falling short of the required immigration score? No worries! Below mentioned are some tips that might help you in improving the score. 

• Enhancing Educational Qualification 

Higher qualification means more points for applicants. Though, you must try to upgrade diploma to a Bachelor’s degree to increase points. The point hierarchy is as follows:

1. Diploma completed in Australia, trade qualification completed in Australia, or qualification or award of recognized standard will give 10 points 
2. A Bachelors and Masters Degree will give 15 points 
3. A Doctorate will give 20 points 

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• Improving your language proficiency score 

Australia government want that people migrating to the country must be fluent in English language to sustain them in the country on daily basis. Improving language proficiency score is one of the fastest ways of increasing overall points. 

1. Superior English: 20 points
2. Proficient English: 10 points 
3. Competent English: 0 points 

Try to score at least IELTS 7/ PTE 65 points or IELTS 8/ PTE 79 points in each module of reading, writing, listening and speaking to avail 10 immigration points or 20 immigration points respectively towards the overall immigration point score.

·         Age:

To apply for Australia PR, you must be between 18-49 years of age. However, to claim immigration points, an applicant must be below 45 years. The highest age factor points are claimed at 25-32 years. The age factor table is as follows: 

1.    25-32 years: 30 points

2.   33-39 years: 25 points

3.    40-44 years: 15 points

4.    45-49 years: 0 points 

·   Work Experience in Australia

The work experience in Australia adds additional points that will further boost the Australia PR chances. The highest points that you may attain are 20 points.

1.     8-10 years of work experience: 20 points

2.    5-8 years of work experience: 15 points

3.    3-5 years of work experience: 10 points

4.   1-3 years of work experience: 5 points

5.   0-1 years of work experience: 0 points

·   Work Experience in Home Country

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 1.       8-10 years of work experience: 15 points 

2.     5-8 years of work experience: 10 points 

3.      3-5 years of work experience: 5 points 

·   State/Territory Nomination

  

The State/Territory Nomination enables you to receive additional 5 points when applying for Australia Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 and 10 points if applying for Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Subclass 489. 

·    Other Factors

There are different factors under which you may claim five additional points:

1.     NAATI courses: Completing a NAATI course successfully or paraprofessional level to be certified translator and interpreters in Australia.

2.   Professional Year Program: If you have completed professional year program, you will receive 5 points.

3.  Partner Skill Qualification: Claim five points for partner skills through English language proficiency test, and skill assessment test

4.  Points for studying in Regional Australia or in low population growth metropolitan area

Why not check the total score using Australia Immigration points calculator 2018? The higher is your score, the increased chances are there for Australia PR.

 For further information related to Australia PR and your eligible chances, it is suggested to contact the visa and immigration experts of Aptech Global by filling the Australia Immigration Assessment form.