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SM7.15 Comparable labour markets
Work experience must have been gained in a labour market that is comparable to the New Zealand labour market unless:
- the work experience meets the requirements set out at SM7.30 for work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage; or
- the principal applicant has current skilled employment in New Zealand or an offer of skilled employment in New Zealand (see SM6).
SM7.15.1 Definition: Comparable labour market
- Work experience is assessed as being in a comparable labour market if it was undertaken in one of the following countries by:
- a citizen or permanent resident of that country; or
- a person who had the lawful authority to work in that country.
Australia
Greece
Macau
South Africa
Austria
Hong Kong
Malta
South Korea
Belgium
Hungary
Malaysia
Spain
Canada
Iceland
New Zealand
Sweden
Cyprus
Ireland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Israel
Norway
Taiwan
Denmark
Italy
Poland
United Kingdom
Estonia
Japan
Portugal
United States
Finland
Latvia
Singapore
France
Lithuania
Slovak Republic
Germany
Luxembourg
Slovenia
- Work experience undertaken in a country not listed at SM7.15.1 (a) above will be assessed as being in a comparable labour market only if it was undertaken for a multinational commercial entity (including a wholly or majority owned subsidiary of such an entity that bears the same core name as the parent company) domiciled in one of the countries listed in (a) above.
Effective 28/08/2017