SM2.5 Selection from the Pool (02/10/2020)

1. EOIs that have total points of 160 or more will be selected from the Pool, provided the EOI was submitted on or after 28 August 2017.
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 Skilled Migrant Category Pool (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 The ranking of EOIs relative to each other change as EOIs enter, or are withdrawn from, the Pool.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. Despite SM2.5 (a) above, with effect from 1 April 2020, no selections will be made from the Pool until further notice.

Effective 02/10/2020