---
title: "Points test worksheet for a Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/points-test-worksheet-subclass-189"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a30-points-test-worksheet-subclass-189"
area_id: "A30"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A30-T1-R2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Points test worksheet for a Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)

> A worksheet of the subclass 189 points table published by Home Affairs, last updated 11 June 2026, with a column for the client's claim and the document that supports it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/points-test-worksheet-subclass-189  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when checking an expression of interest, or an invitation, for a Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189). Confirm the table still on the Home Affairs page before the points are relied on.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build a points or selection-grid worksheet from the client's facts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/build-a-points-or-selection-grid-worksheet-from-the-client-s-facts.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may add the rows from the documents the client has supplied; the practitioner checks each claim against the current points table before an expression of interest is lodged.

**AI may:**

- Enter the points the 11 June 2026 table gives for a fact the client has documented
- Flag employment points that would exceed the cap of 20, and partner points that depend on marital status during processing
- Leave a row blank where the table has no row, including age 45 or over

**AI must not:**

- Must not add nomination points for a subclass 190 or 491 visa; they are not on this table
- Must not award doctorate points for a professional title of doctor that is not a Doctor of Philosophy
- Must not treat the points as still current without the practitioner checking the live table

**The lawyer checks:**

- The table on the Home Affairs page still matches the figures in this worksheet
- Employment is in the nominated or a closely related occupation, at least 20 hours a week, in the 10 years before invitation, and Australian employment was on a substantive visa or Bridging A or B with conditions met
- Only the highest qualification is counted, and a doctorate claim is a Doctor of Philosophy
- The partner row matches the row on the table, including the warning that a change in marital status during processing may mean the single or citizen-partner points are not awarded

## Authorities

- [Department of Home Affairs, Points table for Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), last updated 11 June 2026 (age, English, employment, qualifications, partner and other points)](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-independent-189/points-table)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/points-test-worksheet-subclass-189 and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*