Basic requirements
1. Under 56 years of age
2. Of good health and good character
3. Have a reasonable standard of English
4. Meet the minimum threshold of 100 points to register an Expression of Interest
Points allocated for
1. Skilled employment in New Zealand
2. Work experience
3. Qualifications
4. Age
5. Bonus points
Skilled Employment
Current skilled employment in New Zealand for 12 months or more 60
Offer of skilled employment in New Zealand or current employment in New Zealand for less than 12 months 50
Employment/Employment Offer In
An identified future growth area or cluster 10
An area of absolute skills shortage 10
Region outside Auckland 10
Spouse/partner employment or offer of employment 20
Work Experience
2 years 10
4 years 15
6 years 20
8 years 25
10 years 30
New Zealand work experience
1 year 5
2 years 10
3 years or more 15
Work experience in area for future growth
2 to 5 years 10
6 years or more 15
Work experience in area of skills shortage
2 to 5 years 10
6 years or more 15
Qualifications
Recognised basic qualifications (for example trade qualifications, diploma, Bachelor’s degree, degree with Honours) 50
Recognised post-graduate qualification (Masters degree, Doctorate) 55
Bonus points for
Recognised New Zealand qualification (and at least two years’ study in New Zealand) 5
Recognised basic New Zealand Qualification (e.g. trade qualification, diploma, Bachelor’s) 5
Recognised post-graduate New Zealand Qualification (Masters or Doctorate) 10
Qualification in an identified future growth area or identified cluster 10
Qualification in an area of absolute skills shortage 10
Spouse/partner qualifications 20
Close family in New Zealand 10
Age
20-29 30
30-39 25
40-44 20
45-49 10
50-55 5
New Zealand EOI and application process
Immigration to New Zealand is a two-part process; applicants are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) prior to being invited to apply for residence.
At present, the pass mark for submitting an EOI is 100 points.
Expressions of Interest are pooled and ranked from highest to lowest points. Regular selections are made from the pool with those with the top points invited to apply for residence.
