18/5/17
Amendments to legislation have lowered the maximum age for invited applicants through the Subclass 189 visa in the Points-tested stream. The Points-tested stream in the Subclass 189 visa is a permanent visa for highly skilled people who are independent migrants. The Points-tested visa requires all applicants to have lodged an Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect and be invited to apply before they are able to lodge a visa application. As a minimum requirement, all applicants must be able to demonstrate they have the ability to meet the points-test pass mark (currently set at 60 points) to be eligible for an invitation.
The maximum age for the Points-tested visa is being reduced from 50 years to 45 years of age. The amendment to the maximum age requirement will only impact those applicants who are invited to apply on or after 1 July 2017.