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I am interested in applying for a Min 100

Skilled Migrant Category Resident 165 points
Visa

We invite people who have the skills to contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth to apply for
this visa. Before we can invite you to apply, we’ll first need you to send us an Expression of Interest
(EOI) telling us about your employment in New Zealand, work experience, and qualifications. If your
Expression of Interest is successful we’ll offer you the opportunity to apply to live and work in New
Zealand indefinitely.

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Points Indicator for Skilled Migrant

Expression of Interest
The points indicator is a guide only. Only an immigration officer can award you points during their
assessment of your visa application. It shows the points that will be in effect on and after 28
August 2017.

Age

 I'm 55 years or under 30pts

20 - 39 years

If you're invited to apply for residence, we'll use the documents you provide as
proof of your identity to confirm your age.

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

Skilled employment

I'm already working in skilled employment in New Zealand

If you're invited to apply for residence, we'll ask you to provide a copy of your
written employment agreement or contract for services that includes:

a detailed description of your job

your hours of work
the length of your employment
your pay (per year and/or per hour)

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the date you started work.

We'll also ask you for evidence you have the necessary work experience,
qualifications, and occupational registration to carry out the work you're doing.

You'll also need to provide an 'Employer Supplementary Form - Skilled Migrant

Category', completed by your employer.

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

I've been offered skilled employment in New Zealand

If you're invited to apply for residence, we'll ask you to provide a copy of your
written employment agreement, which will need to include:

a detailed job description

the hours of work
the length of the employment
the pay (per year and/or per hour)
the date you'll be starting work.

We'll also ask you for evidence you have the necessary work experience,
qualifications, and occupational registration to carry out the work you'll be doing.

You'll also need to provide an 'Employer Supplementary Form - Skilled Migrant

Category', completed by your employer.

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

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Qualications

 I have a recognised qualification 70pts

Level 9 or 10 postg…

Your qualification will be recognised if it’s:

on the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment

assessed by a New Zealand registration authority at the same level as a
qualification on the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment as part of
an application for New Zealand occupational registration.

 List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment [http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/

35171.htm]

Or, you can ask the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to assess the
level of your qualification. The NZQA offer two kinds of assessments:

a Pre-assessment Result (PAR)

an International Qualifications Assessment (IQA).

The Pre-assessment Result will give you an idea of whether you can claim points
for a recognised qualification, but you can’t use it as evidence if you’re later
invited to apply for residence.

If you’re invited to apply for residence, we’ll ask you to provide:

an original or certified copy of your qualification

evidence your qualification was assessed as part of your application for
occupational registration, if this applies
an International Qualifications Assessment, if this applies.

We may also ask for copies of your course transcripts.

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 If you need an NZQA assessment, you’ll need to include a PAR or IQA

reference number with your Expression of Interest. (EOI)

Visit the NZQA website for more information about how to:
 Get international qualifications recognised for immigration [http://www.nzqa.
govt.nz/qualifications-standards/international-qualifications/]

 Apply for a Pre-assessment Result [http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/int

ernational-qualifications/pre-assessment-result/]

 Apply for an International Qualifications Assessment. [http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/

qualifications-standards/international-qualifications/international-qualifications-assessment/]

I have a New Zealand qualification that I studied full-time for in New Zealand

If you're invited to apply for residence:

we'll ask you to provide original or certified copies of your qualifications

a Qualification Overview report from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority
(NZQA) confirming the level your qualification, as listed in the New Zealand
Qualifications Framework (NZQF)
if your qualification isn't included in the NZQF, we'll ask you to provide a letter
from the NZQA confirming your qualification.

We may also ask for your course transcripts.

Visit the following websites for more information about confirming qualifications:
 www.nzqf.govt.nz [http://www.nzqf.govt.nz]
 www.nzqa.govt.nz [http://www.nzqa.govt.nz]

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

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Work experience

 I have skilled work experience 50pts

10 years or more

If you're invited to apply for residence, you'll need to show you have skilled work
experience. You can do this by providing documents that show:

the work that you did

the dates you did the work
how many hours a week you worked (on average)
the contact details for your employer or employers

SKILLED WORK EXPERIENCE [https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/tools-and-inf

ormation/work-and-employment/skilled-work-experience]

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

I have at least one year of New Zealand work experience

If you're invited to apply for residence, you'll need to provide evidence:

that you've worked in New Zealand

of the location of your job in New Zealand.

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest

 I have work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage 15pts

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6 years or more

If you're invited to apply for residence, you'll need to provide evidence that:

you have work experience in an occupation that's included in the Long Term
Skill Shortage List
your work experience meets the requirements listed for that occupation on
the Long Term Skill Shortage List.

 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

Partner

My partner speaks English at the same level that I'm required to

If you're invited to apply for residence, we'll ask for evidence that one of the
following applies to your partner:

they have achieved the required English language test score (IELTS overall
score of 6.5 or more, TOEFL iBT overall score of 79 or more, PTE Academic
overall score of 58 or more, Cambridge English B2 First (FCE) or B2 First for
Schools (FCE for Schools) overall score of 176 or more, OET Grade B or higher
in all four skills (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking)); or
they are a citizen of Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, or
the United States of America, and have spent at least five years in work or
education in one or more of those countries or Australia or New Zealand; or
they have a recognised qualification comparable to a New Zealand level 7
bachelor's degree, gained in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of
Ireland, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America. It'll need to
have involved at least 2 years of study in one or more of those countries; or
they have a recognised qualification comparable to New Zealand level 8 or
above, gained in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the
United Kingdom, or the United States of America. It'll need to have involved at
least 1 year of study in one or more of those countries.

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 You don't need to provide any evidence with your Expression of Interest.
(EOI)

 English language test results must be less than 2 years old when you apply
for residence.

Information updated on 2020/11/11 15:44:53.819562 GMT+13

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