What can I claim points for?
If your partner is included in your visa application under General Skilled Migration category, and you are married or meet the de facto partnership criteria, you may be able to claim extra points for your EOI.
You may claim points for your partner's skills or English level
If your partner meets age, English and skill criteria, you may be able to claim 10 points for partner's skills.
To be awarded these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen.
Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that your partner:
- was under 45 years old
- had at least competent English (score at least 6 in each band if opting for IELTS test or holds a valid passport from one of these countries: Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States or Ireland)
- had nominated a skilled occupation that is on the same skilled occupation list as your nominated skilled occupation
- had a suitable skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for their nominated skilled occupation, and the assessment wasn't for a Subclass 485 visa.
If your partner meets English criterion, you may be able to claim 5 points for partner's English.
To be awarded these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen.
Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa your partner had at least competent English (score at least 6 in each band if opting for IELTS test or holds a valid passport from one of these countries: Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States or Ireland)
Please note that points for partner's skills and English cannot be combined.
Do you meet the requirements? Do you need to claim bonus points to meet the threshold? Talk to our of our Licensed Immigration Advisers today and get an assessment.
