SM2.5 Selection from the Pool

1. EOIs will be selected from the Skilled Migrant Pool (the Pool) that have total points of:
   1. 180 or more, provided the EOI was submitted at or before 11:59pm (NZT) on 15 August 2023; or
   2. between 100 and less than 179 inclusive, effective from 16 August 2023.

      Note: EOIs that are selected with less than 180 points will not result in an invitation to apply for residence.

2. The total points required for selection may be adjusted by the Minister of Immigration certifying amended Residence instructions as necessary to manage the achievement of the overall New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP).
3. EOIs in the Pool completed on the approved EOI form are selected from that Pool on the Government's behalf by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
4. As EOIs are entered into the Pool they are ranked on the basis of total points claimed for employability and capacity building factors. The ranking of EOIs relative to each other change as EOIs enter, or are withdrawn from, the Pool.
5. An EOI submitted on or after 16 August 2023 will not result in an invitation to apply for residence under SM instructions.

Note: The final selection from the Pool under the Skilled Migrant Category SM instructions is scheduled to take place on 16 August 2023.

Effective 01/07/2023