Are you planning on applying for an Australian General Skilled Migration point-based visa and intend to claim points for your partner’s skilled occupation and confused about which skill list your partner’s skilled occupation must be on?
Don’t worry, we’ve put together a simple guide below for you to easily understand the correct skill list for your partner to claim points correctly based on their nominated skilled occupation.
| Type of visas | Applicable lists |
|---|---|
| (a) Subclass 189 (Skilled—Independent point-based) visa (b) Subclass 491 Family Sponsored visa (c) Spouses or de facto partners of persons in (a) or (b) | |
| (a) Subclass 190 (Skilled—Nominated) visa (b) Spouses or de facto partners of persons in (a) who are nominated by a State or Territory for a Subclass 190 (Skilled—Nominated) visa. | |
| (a) Subclass 491 State or Territory Sponsored visa (b) Spouses or de facto partners of persons in (a) who are nominated by a State or Territory for a Subclass 491 State or Territory Sponsored visa |
Summary of applicable skill list for calming points of partner’s nominated skilled occupation
1. If the primary applicant is applying for a Subclass 189 (Skilled—Independent point-based) visa or a Subclass 491 Family Sponsored visa, the partner’s nominated occupation must be on MTSSL list.
2. If the primary applicant is applying for a Subclass 190 (Skilled—Nominated) visa, the partner’s nominated occupation and either be on MTSSL list or STSSL.
3. if the primary applicant is applying for a Subclass 491 State or Territory Sponsored visa, the occupation of the primary and secondary applicant can be on MTSSL, STSSL, or ROL List.
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