Points-tested immigration: pass marks by country

Routes with a published points threshold

• 🇦🇺 Australia skilled migration: Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189)

  Australia

  Points

  At least 65

  Residency

  Permanent residence on grant

  Job offer

  Not published on the page we read

  What the authority says about the threshold

  You must be able to obtain at least 65 points on our points test to be eligible for this visa. Your invitation will state the number of points you must score, which may be higher than 65 depending on the claims in your EOI.

  Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24

• 🇦🇺 Australia skilled migration: Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190)

  Australia

  Points

  At least 65

  Residency

  Permanent residence on grant

  Job offer

  Not published on the page we read

  What the authority says about the threshold

  You must be able to obtain at least 65 points on our points test to be eligible for this visa. Your invitation will state the number of points you must score, which may be higher than 65 depending on the claims in your EOI.

  Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24

• 🇦🇺 Australia skilled migration: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 491)

  Australia

  Points

  At least 65

  Residency

  Temporary on grant; subclass 191 after 36 months only if the holder complied with this visa's conditions for the whole period held

  Job offer

  Not published on the page we read

  What the authority says about the threshold

  The subclass 491 is a points-tested visa. If you do not obtain a score of 65 points you will not be invited to apply for this visa. If we do invite you to apply for the visa, your invitation will state the number of points that you must score when we assess your application for grant of the visa (this score may be higher than 65 points, depending on your claims in the EOI).

  Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16

• 🇨🇦 Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker

  Canada

  Points

  At least 67

  Residency

  Permanent residence on grant

  Job offer

  Not required

  What the authority says about the threshold

  If you score 67 points or higher on Federal Skilled Worker selection factors (out of 100), you may qualify and can submit a profile to the Express Entry pool. If you score lower than 67, you will not qualify. These points are different from Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points used to rank the pool; CRS cut-offs vary each invitation round.

  Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24

• 🇩🇪 Germany job search visa: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)

  Germany

  Points

  At least 6

  Residency

  Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own

  Job offer

  Not required

  What the authority says about the threshold

  If you do not have a German or fully recognised foreign qualification, you must score a total of at least 6 points in the points system, and you must still show a formal qualification and the required language skills. Option 1 (recognised skilled worker) does not use the points system.

  Source: Federal Government (Make it in Germany) · verified 2026-08-15

• 🇳🇿 New Zealand skilled migration: Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

  New Zealand

  Points

  Points-based: at least 6 Skilled Work Experience: no points test Trades and Technician: no points test

  Residency

  Resident visa on grant — you may live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely. Travel conditions expire after 2 years. A Permanent Resident Visa requires a separate application after at least 2 years on this visa, if you meet the applicable requirements.

  Job offer

  Required

  What the authority says about the threshold

  You need 6 skilled resident points. Claim 3 to 6 points from one skill category — qualification, occupational registration, or income — and up to 3 more from New Zealand skilled work experience. You cannot mix skill categories. Skilled Work Experience pathway: there is no 6-point test. You need an ANZSCO skill level 1–3 job or job offer, at least 3 years of relevant work experience plus an additional 2 years of New Zealand skilled work experience. Self-employment does not count. Jobs on the Red List, and ANZSCO skill level 4 or 5 jobs, cannot use this pathway. Amber List jobs must be paid at 1.2× the median wage. Trades and Technician pathway: there is no 6-point test. You need an eligible trades or technician occupation, a relevant qualification at level 4 or higher or comparable to level 4 or higher, and at least 2.5 years of relevant post-qualification work experience plus an additional 1.5 years of New Zealand post-qualification skilled work. Self-employment does not count. Pay must be at least 1× the median wage.

  Source: Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-09-22

• 🇬🇧 UK work visa: Skilled Worker Visa

  United Kingdom

  Points

  At least 50

  Residency

  Temporary on grant; permanent residence is a later application after 60 months

  Job offer

  Required

  What the authority says about the threshold

  Appendix Skilled Worker: the applicant must be awarded all 50 mandatory points (sponsorship 20, job at an appropriate skill level 20, and English at B2 or, where the most recent Skilled Worker permission was granted at B1, English at B1 for 10). The applicant must also be awarded 20 points from one of the salary options. The appendix does not state a single pass mark of 70.

  Source: UK Visas and Immigration · verified 2026-09-24