• Passport holders from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, or Ireland; or
• IELTS: minimum 6 in each component
• PTE Academic: Listening 47, Reading 48, Writing 51, Speaking 54
• TOEFL iBT: Listening 16, Reading 16, Writing 19, Speaking 19
• C1 Advanced: Listening 163, Reading 163, Writing 170, Speaking 179
• OET: Listening 290, Reading 310, Writing 290, Speaking 330
• CELPIP General: minimum 7 in each component
• LanguageCert Academic: Listening 57, Reading 60, Writing 64, Speaking 70
• MET: Listening 56, Reading 55, Writing 57, Speaking 48

• IELTS: minimum 7 in each component
• PTE Academic: Listening 58, Reading 59, Writing 69, Speaking 76
• TOEFL iBT: Listening 22, Reading 22, Writing 26, Speaking 24
• C1 Advanced: Listening 175, Reading 179, Writing 193, Speaking 194
• OET: Listening 350, Reading 360, Writing 380, Speaking 360
• CELPIP General: Listening 9, Reading 8, Writing 10, Speaking 8
• LanguageCert Academic: Listening 67, Reading 71, Writing 78, Speaking 82
• MET: Listening 61, Reading 63, Writing 74, Speaking 59

• IELTS: minimum 8 in each component
• PTE Academic: Listening 69, Reading 70, Writing 85, Speaking 88
• TOEFL iBT: Listening 26, Reading 27, Writing 30, Speaking 28
• C1 Advanced: Listening 186, Reading 190, Writing 210, Speaking 208
• OET: Listening 390, Reading 400, Writing 420, Speaking 400
• CELPIP General: Listening 10, Reading 10, Writing 12, Speaking 10
• LanguageCert Academic: Listening 80, Reading 83, Writing 89, Speaking 89
• MET: Excluded for this level

• For the employment to be counted it must be at least 20 hours per week for remuneration
• The maximum points that can be awarded for 'Overseas Work Experience' and 'Australian Work Experience' combined, is 20 points

The maximum points that can be awarded for 'Overseas Work Experience' and 'Australian Work Experience' combined, is 20 points

• Accreditation at the paraprofessional level or above;
• Certification at the certified provisional level or above;
• A community language credential

• My partner is aged under 45, and
• My partner has Competent English, and
• My partner is an applicant of the same subclass of visa as me, and
• My partner nominated a suitable skilled occupation and obtained a positive skills assessment (that is not for a Subclass 485 visa)

• I don’t have a spouse or de facto partner, or
• My partner is an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen

• My partner has Competent English, and
• My partner is an applicant of the same subclass of visa as me, and
• My partner is not an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen

• None of the above