Skilled Migrant Category in New Zealand, this is your route in obtaining your permanent resident in New Zealand through the expression of interest if you have the enough points to qualify.

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2. Useful Information for Skilled Migration in
New Zealand
• New Zealand Skilled Migration Category
• New Zealand is world - renowned destination for many of the skilled
migrants across the world. It is also a top choice of Filipino Skilled
Migrants to live, work permanently. Immigration New Zealand has this
program to attract more migrants to settle socially, economically and
contribute to society. If you have the qualification and skills needed in
New Zealand as skilled, you too can be a potential immigrant through
qualifying the point test criteria, where your qualification, age,
experience, skills and other related factors are pointed accordingly.

3. • Your first step is to have your points assessed to qualify and
provide evidence of documents in claiming your points,this
includes International Qualification Assessment (IQA) for your
qualification to decide which NZQA level type, your work
certificate in skilled employment among many others. you can
visit NZQA website as to see if your qualfication is also exempt
from the assessment and its related fees and procedures as
well, normally level 7 qualification equates a total of 50 points.It
is important when applying for the Skilled Migrant Category to
find out exactly the points you have earned according to your
circumstances where you can easily get the pointing table from
the website of INZ and when decided, have to apply first for the
Pre – Assessment Result (PAR) this is an online application the
fee is 130 NZ$. When you are served with the PAR candidate
may at once proceed with the expression of interest online
application, where your biographical information, qualification,
experience, skills and other information included in the
application.

4. EOI
• As estated in previous page when you are completing this electronic
application there are tons of information you need to provide from the
principal applicant and other member of the family included in the
application. You can easliy determine the current points you are earning as
in the upper right corner of your screen it computes the total points based
on the answers and claims you've responded and completed online you
can review, print and pay it online. There is also a statement where you
need to answer your claim as skilled in line with your application to this
category for Skilled Migration.
• Bear in mind that INZ will assess your application according to the
information you have provided online from your expression of interest and
if you passed the points criteria and able to invite to apply, please note
that you have to provide the evidence of your documents in claiming to
such points from your EOI application since 'invitation to apply' does not
necessarily means you can get the permanent resident in NZ unless
otherwise, you are able to provide the documents that satisfies the
criteria.

5. • Your application will stay in the pool for six (6) months.
Selection of applicants from the pool happens every
second week of the month and they are giving an
invitation to apply for those who have gained the highest
score against the others. And when giving the invitation
to apply for a permanent residence in New Zealand, you
only have four (4) months to apply to such. However,
should your application remain in the pool for six (6)
months and unable to be invited, your application will
automatically withdraw from the pool and applicant can re
apply again for another EOI application.

6. Count Your Points For Skilled Migration In New Zealand
• When reaching 100 points your EOI application will get
into the “Pool”, but the more points you have, the more
likely you are to be selected, find out your points and
your bonus points below:
Age 30 points
• 20-29 years 25 points
• 30-39 years 20 points
• 40-44 years 10 points
• 45-49 years 5 points
50-55 years
Close Family in New Zealand
• 10 points for close family in New Zealand

7. Skilled Employment
• 50 points with job offer
• 50 points working in skilled job in New Zealand less than
3 12 months
• 60 points working in a skilled job in New Zeland for
more than 12 months
Bonus points
• 10 points work in an identified future growth area
• 10 points work in an area of absolute future skills
shortage
• 10 points work in a region outside Auckland
• 20 points if partner has a skilled job or job order

8. Work Experience In Skilled Employment
Work experience in skilled employment
• 10 points 2 years
• 15 points 4 years
• 20 points 6 years
• 25 points 8 years
• 30 points 10 years
Bonus points for work experience in New Zealand
• 5 points one year
• 10 points two years
• 15 points three or more years
• And if the work experience is in an identified future growth area
• 10 points 2 to 5 years
• 15 points 6 or more years experience

9. • And if the work experience is an area of absolute skills
shortage
• 10 points 2 to 5 years
• 15 points 6 or more years
Qualifications
• 40 points recognised level 4-6 qualification (e.g,
trade qualification, and diploma)
• 50 points recognised level 7 or 8 qualification (e.g.
Bachelor degree,bachelor degree with honours
• 60 points recognised level 9 or 10 post- graduate
qualification (master’s degree, doctorate)

10. Bonus Points For Qualification
• 10 points two years full time study in New Zealand completing r
recognised
bachelor degree New Zealand qualification
• 10 points one year or full-time study in New Zealand completing
recognised post graduate New Zealand qualification
• 15 points two years of full-time study in New Zealand completing a
recognised post graduate New Zealand qualification
• 10 points qualification in an identified future growth area
• 10 points qualification in an area of absolute skills shortage
• 10 points if your partner holds level 4-6 qualification
• 20 points if your partner holds level 7+ qualification
• All EOI applications over 140 points are automatically selected and
validity of information is assessed according to criteria and deemed
points that is credible in level, then the applicant is issued an invitation to
apply.

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