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Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 12:37 GMT 13:37 UK

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Winners and losers in points bid
By Nick Bryant
BBC News, Sydney



Many British people go through the Australian points system

Under the Australian system of immigration, points mean prizes.

If you presently earn a living as a taxidermist stuffing dead animals, you are 40 points closer to getting the opportunity to work down under.


Better still, if you treat live animals as a qualified veterinarian, you get 60.

If you are eligible still to go on a Club 18 to 30 holiday, you can bag another 30.

But cross the 40 threshold and you only get 15. Nudge past 44 and you are completely ineligible for a skilled work visa.

Language skills

Fluency in one of Australia's community languages wins you another five. A capital investment in Australia or work experience here yields the same number.

A new Australian-style points system will be simpler, cheaper, and easier to enforce

UK immigration minister Liam Byrne

To enter this cricket-obsessed country as a skilled migrant, the ultimate aim is to score over a century. The current pass mark is 120 for independent applicants and 110 for family sponsors.

Then, if you pass the necessary health and criminal checks, the way is clear to start living the Australian dream.

Transparent, fair, rigorous and designed to suit the needs of the economy. No wonder the UK government has decided to craft its own system, which will become operational next year, on the Australian model.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6567815.stm