WI14.15 Philippines Engineering Professionals

1. These instructions allow up to 20 Philippines engineering professionals at any one time to work in New Zealand for a period of up to three years provided that they:
   1. have a full-time job offer from a New Zealand employer as an engineering professional, which has been assessed as equivalent to ANZSCO Skill Level 1; and
   2. hold a bachelor degree (level 7 or above) qualification and are registered on the International Professional Engineers Register or Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Engineers Register, OR hold a Washington Accord accredited engineering degree; and
   3. hold New Zealand registration, where required; and
   4. meet the requirements set out in WI14.20.
2. Under these instructions, an applicant who is an engineering professional must be ordinarily and actually resident in the Philippines at the time of application, unless WI14.20(d) applies. They must lodge their application appropriate receiving office in the Philippines (see E4.15).

Effective 02/12/2013