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11TH NOVEMBER 2010 - NEW POINTS TEST FOR GSM VISAS ANNOUNCED
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Honourable Chris Bowen MP, has today announced the new Points Test for General Skilled Migration (GSM)
Designed to be used together with the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) that came into effect on 1 July, the Points Test is to take effect from 1st July 2011 and apply to all visas lodged from that date.
Highlights:
- Distinction between 40/50/60 point occupations abolished, all occupations worth zero points
- Pass mark of 65, no longer 120
- Age points adjusted to reflect productive working years rather than youth
- Additional 10 point differential introduced for gSuperior Englishh language ability (IELTS 8)
- Additional points for extended periods of employment in Australia
- Additional points for longer periods of professional experience generally
- Considerable additional points for university graduates, particularly for applicants with PhDs
- Relative advantages of trade and degree qualified occupations have been reversed
- Regional nomination and family sponsorship points reduced
- No indication of difference between independent and sponsored pass marks at this stage
- Pass mark of 65
Please refer to the free assessment section/following link of the website for further details.
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