Available reports suggest that the additional requirements for picking-up Expressions of Interest (EOI), from the Qualified Migrant Category Pool, also known as the Pool,-till the time period of January 31, 2013-have been decided. During the earlier period of 6 months the requirements will continue to be unchanged.

These become effective in a situation where in some places are available, post all candidates-who gain either an overall figure of not less than 140 points, or between 100 and 140 points, and who have an offer of job-have duly been chosen. In such a situation, if some places remain unoccupied, other EOIs could be picked-up on the basis of particular criteria as decided by the Immigration Minister every 6 months.

Additional Selection Requirements

These are the additional selection requirements:

The EOIs which consist of 15 points for work experience in a domain of unlimited skills scarcity (in decreasing manner of their overall points);

The EOIs which consist of 10 points for work experience in a domain of absolute skills scarcity (in decreasing manner of their overall points);

The EOIs which consist of 10 points for a qualification in a domain of absolute skills scarcity (in decreasing manner of their overall points);

The point’s total of the EOIs not catering to any of the above given requirements.