Points claimed for skilled employment (SM6)

Conditions imposed

a.

Principal applicant with an offer of skilled employment for which bonus points for employment outside the Auckland region (SM6.50) have not been awarded

(i) The principal applicant must take up that offer of skilled employment within three months of their first entry to New Zealand as a resident (if the visa was granted offshore), or the grant of their resident visa (if the visa was granted in New Zealand); and

(ii) The principal applicant must remain in that employment (or another position of employment that meets the requirements for offers of skilled employment including requirements for bonus points if the offer of employment qualified for bonus points under SM6.40) for a period of at least 3 months.

b.

Principal applicant who has current skilled employment for less than three months for which bonus points for employment outside the Auckland region have not been awarded

The principal applicant must remain in that employment (or another position of employment that meets the requirements for current skilled employment including requirements for bonus points if the employment qualified for bonus points under SM6.40) for a period of at least 3 months.

c.

Principal applicant who has been awarded bonus points for an offer of skilled employment outside Auckland (SM6.50).

(i) The principal applicant must take up that offer of skilled employment within three months of their first entry to New Zealand as a resident (if the visa was granted outside New Zealand), or the grant of their resident visa (if the visa was granted in New Zealand); and

(ii) The principal applicant must remain in that employment (or another position of employment that meets the requirements for current skilled employment including requirements for bonus points if the employment qualified for bonus points under SM6.40 or SM6.50), for a period of at least 12 months.

d.

Principal applicant who has been awarded bonus points for current skilled employment outside Auckland for less than three months (SM6.50).

The principal applicant must remain in that employment (or another position of employment that meets the requirements for current skilled employment including requirements for bonus points if the employment qualified for bonus points under SM6.40 or SM6.50) for a period of at least 12 months.

e.

All principal applicants with skilled employment

The principal applicant must be remunerated for the employment at or above the level of remuneration (see SM6.10.5 (a) (i) or (ii), SM6.10.15 (a) or SM6.60 (a)) on the basis of which points for skilled employment were awarded, for the duration for which any conditions are imposed under (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.