Points Indicator for Skilled Migrant Expression of Interest

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

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)
• 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.

Employer Supplementary Form — Skilled Migrant Category (INZ 1235) PDF 446KB

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.

Employer Supplementary Form — Skilled Migrant Category (INZ 1235) PDF 446KB

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

• your work is in an occupation that's on our Long Term Skill Shortage List (this should be covered in your employment agreement)
• you have the qualifications, work experience and/or occupational registration to work in your occupation detailed in the Long Term Skill Shortage List.

Long Term Skill Shortage List (INZ 1093) PDF 322KB

If you're invited to apply for residence, we'll need your employment agreement to include the location of your job (as well as evidence that your job is in skilled employment).

If you're invited to apply for residence, we may ask for evidence your employment can be sustained by your employer at that level of pay.

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

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.

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, 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
www.nzqa.govt.nz

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
www.nzqa.govt.nz

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

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.

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.

Long Term Skill Shortage List (INZ 1093) PDF 322KB

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.

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

• a detailed description of their job
• their hours of work
• the length of their employment
• their salary
• the date they started (or will be starting) work

We'll also ask for evidence they have the necessary work experience, qualifications, and occupational registration to carry out the work they're doing (or will be doing).

Your partner’s 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

Or, your partner 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 if you can claim points for your partner’s 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 partner’s qualification
• evidence your partner’s qualification was assessed as part of their application for occupational registration, if this applies
• an International Qualifications Assessment, if this applies.

We may also ask for copies of your partner’s course transcripts.