Which immigrant groups are exempt from the point system?

• A. Economic immigrants
• B. Business immigrants
• C. Student visa holders
• D. Refugees and family-class immigrants

Answer: (D)

Some paths into a country bypass the point-based assessment because they serve humanitarian aims or family reunification. Refugees are admitted for protection from persecution, and their eligibility is evaluated under humanitarian grounds rather than numbers-based scoring. Family-class immigrants come through sponsorship from a relative who is already in the country, with the focus on the family relationship and the sponsor’s ability to support, not on a points tally. That’s why they are exempt from the point system. In contrast, economic and business immigrants are typically judged against a points framework that weighs factors like education, work experience, and language ability, and student visa holders enter on study permits rather than through permanent-residency routes tied to points.