Ten Countries Use Merit-Based (Points-Based) Immigration Systems

From Federation for American Immigration Reform, "Merit-Based Immigration Systems", Fact Sheet | March 2017:

Merit-based immigration systems are in use in the following countries:

• Australia[4]
  
• Austria[5]
  
• Canada[6]
  
• Denmark[7]
  
• Germany[8]
  
• Hong Kong[9]
  
• Japan[10]
  
• New Zealand[11]
  
• South Korea[12]
  
• United Kingdom[13]

***[Footnotes:]

[4] Australian Skilled Migration Program https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Skil

[5] Criteria-Based Immigration to Austria, http://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration-red-white-red-card.html  Quebec-Selected Skilled Worker Program http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGlish/immigrate/quebec/index.asp

[6] Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-factors.asp  Quebec

[7] Danish Fast Track and Positive List Migration Schemes https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/work/work.htm

[8] Germany recently implemented a limited, merit-based immigration scheme for “Highly-Qualified Workers” http://www.bamf.de/EN/Migration/Arbeiten/BuergerDrittstaat/Hochqualifizierte/hochqualifizierte-node.html

[9] Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/quality_migrant_admission_scheme.html

[10] Japanese Points-Based Preferential Immigration Treatment for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_3/en/

[11] New Zealand Migrant Category Resident Visa Program https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/about-visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa

[12] South Korea F-2 Point System http://koreanconsulting.typepad.com/files/pointsystem.pdf

[13] U.K. Work Visas https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas