Victorian Points Test (VPT) Calculator

Choose your current age. Victoria gives the most points to applicants aged 20 to 29 (300 points), and fewer points with each year after 30. To be invited for the 190 or 491 visa, you must also be under 45.

Competent is the minimum for skilled visas, for example IELTS 6 in each of listening, reading, writing and speaking, or PTE Academic 47, 48, 51 and 54. Proficient is, for example, IELTS 7 in each band or PTE Academic 58, 59, 69 and 76, and Superior IELTS 8 in each band or PTE Academic 69, 70, 85 and 88. Equivalent scores in other accepted tests (such as PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, OET or Cambridge C1 Advanced) also count. Holders of certain passports (UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand or Ireland) are treated as having Competent English.

Count your paid, skilled work in your nominated occupation (or a closely related one), as claimed in your SkillSelect EOI. Your skills assessment may set a date from which your experience counts as skilled.

Choose the highest qualification you claim in your EOI. "Other" covers qualifications below a bachelor degree, such as diplomas, advanced diplomas and trade qualifications.

Every occupation has a skill level. Skill level 1 occupations are at bachelor degree level or higher, such as engineers, accountants, ICT professionals and registered nurses. Skill levels 2 and 3 are usually diploma or trade level. You can check your occupation's skill level on the Home Affairs skilled occupation list.

You get 50 points only if all three apply: you claimed 10 points for partner skills in your SkillSelect EOI, your partner is included in your nominated visa application, and your partner's occupation is on Victoria's current priority industry list. Otherwise choose No, including if you are single or your partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

Only earnings from your current skilled employment in Victoria count, for example in your nominated occupation. If you do not currently work in skilled employment in Victoria, choose the first option.