WD1.10 Qualification requirements (02/12/2013)

1. Applicants must have successfully completed a New Zealand qualification(s) that
   1. would qualify for points under the Skilled Migrant Category (see SM14), and
   2. meets the requirements of either (b) or (c) below.
2. The qualification(s) must be:
   1. a qualification at level 7 or above on the New Zealand Qualification Framework and studied for that qualification in New Zealand for at least one academic year; or
   2. a two year qualification at level 4 to 6 on the New Zealand Qualification Framework and studied for that qualification in New Zealand for at least two academic years; or
   3. two qualifications at levels 4 to 6 on the New Zealand Qualification Framework that each required at least one academic year study in New Zealand, provided the second qualification is at a higher level (two years study in New Zealand in total).

      Note: an academic year means a minimum of two semesters during a period of at least eight months study.

3. The qualification must have been gained before 2 April 2012 or the programme of study towards that qualification must have commenced on or before 1 April 2012.

Effective 02/12/2013