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Migration Policy - A Brief Overview Skilled Migrant The majority of applications are made under this category. The policy is based on a numerical points system (currently set at 100). Points are allocated for factors such as age, qualifications, skilled work experience (in Western countries or Western based multi-nationals), spouses qualifications, type of job and settlement factors such as: close family member willing to sponsor, existing employment in NZ, qualifications gained in NZ, and a job offer from a New Zealand employer and whether that offer of employment is outside Auckland. Not every principal applicant must have a tertiary (University/Polytechnic) or trade qualification that is the equivalent of a New Zealand tertiary qualification that meets a minimum standard as set by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) (some trade and tertiary qualifications are given pre-acceptance and do not require NZQA assessment), but points are gained for having one. The minimum age to lodge an application is 18 years and the maximum 55 years. All applicants MUST meet a minimum standard of English (IELTS 6.5 average) or were taught in English or have worked in a English-speaking environment for 12 months or more. Points are allocated in the following areas:
The Skilled Migrant Category pass mark was 100 points as at June 2005. This figure is reviewed fortnightly. The pass mark allocated to your case is the score on the week you lodge your application. The pass mark is used to adjust the flow of new arrivals (currently set at approximately 53,000 per year), increasing the mark to slow migration and decreasing it to increase levels. The minimum score is 100. Current policy requires that the applicant must have a minimum of 100 points which means that effectively all Skilled Migrant applicants. Not all Skilled Migrants need to have an offer of a skilled position that is related to their qualifications in order to achieve the appropriate pass mark and migrants applying from overseas may satisfy the passmark, and will be granted Conditoinal Permanent Residence and granted an open Work Visa to come to New Zealand. Migrants will then be required to find employment for 3 continuous months over the next 2 years to show they are able to becoem well-settled, and then they will be granted full Permanent Residence. If the applicant has a job offer at time of application, the offer, if related to qualifications and work experience, is worth 50 points. Work Visa It is no longer possible to apply for Permanent Residence under the skilled Migrant category with less than the pass mark. Experience tells us that we can arange interviews and employment for migrants with certain specific skills. If you are employed in a skilled job New Zealand you are in a strong position when applying for Permanent Resididence. Your Pacific & Global Consultant will advise you on the viability of arranging interviews, offer of employment and a Work Permit in your personal circumstances. Investor The Investor Category relates to persons who have accumulated significant assets off-shore, can demonstrate that those assets have been legitimately accumulated either by virtue of their own tax paid business endeavours or, in the case of gifted funds, the person gifting the funds did so. They must be prepared to bring those assets to New Zealand (as cash) and invest it for at least 2 years. The process involves a significant level of disclosure. Applicants musyt have an IELTS score averaging 5. The minimum investment level is $NZ1,000,000. The minimum age is 25 and the maximum age 84 years. The current points requirement is 12. This is a complex category requiring substantial paperwork to ensure the evidential and disclosure requirements are met. Good advice will ensure you are not forced to move any more money than is necessary. Points are allocated in only three areas: The pass mark is set on a monthly basis and has a minimum requirement of 12 points. Long Term Business Visa/Entrepreneur The Long Term Business Visa (LTBV) is a prerequisite to an application for residence as an Entrepreneur. The LTBV requires an applicant to prepare and present a business plan for either the creation of a new company in New Zealand or for the purchase of part or all of an existing business. The plans are required to be in a specific format and there are specific requirements that make these plans different to standard business plan formats. Applicants must show experience and business background in the proposed business and that they have both funds to purchase or set up the business and funds to keep themselves to maintain and accommodate themselves until the business provides for them. The business must be percived asd benefitting New Zealand by offering 1 or more of:
After a minimum of two years of involvement an application for Permanent Residence as an Entrepreneur can be made providing there is sufficient evidence to show the applicant has successfully started a business or added value to an existing business. Family This category requires you to have a family member who is a Resident or Citizen of New Zealand. The Family Category is limited to; spouse, partner, parent, grandparent if parents are no longer alive, dependant child and if an adult, brother or sister only. The Policy is complex. Each case should be considered in the light of the specific facts. In some instances a family relationship may offer advantages in other categories. Pacific & Global will provide you with a detailed assessment of how best to make use of your connections. An applicant who wishes to join other family members (siblings) already in New Zealand, must be home alone in their home country, can be married, can have children and those children, if dependant, can be up to 24 years of age. The applicant must have a job offer for a full time position in New Zealand and be sponsored by a New Zealand Resident who has been a Permanent Resident for 3 years. Grandparents may be sponsored into New Zealand under this category if the sponsor's parents are no longer alive. Sponsors must have been Permanet residents in New Zealand for at least 3 years Humanitarian This category no longer exists and has been replaced by the International/Humanitarian Category which allows those who have family in New Zealand, and who have no other way of legally migrating, to enter a lottery scheme similar to the USA Green Card Lotteries. There are 250 places per year available. This scheme starts in April 2002 and applications may be made between 1/4/2002 - 30/4/2002 by the sponsoring family, and will be repeated at this time each year. Refugee and Special Status Refugee New Zealand has an annual quota for Refugees, which is set and administered by the New Zealand Government through the United Nations. The current quota is 750, and is only available to people with U.N. Refugee status. We also have a demand driven scheme whereby arrivals at International Terminals may claim Refugee status. 300 places are now available for the family's of former successful refugee claimants. This scheme starts July 1 2002 Special There is a special quota for Western Samoans, Fijians, tongans, Tuvalu and severl other Pacific Island nationals. When overviewed as it is above, immigration policy appears simple and straightforward, however we assure you it is not. It is an often slow, complex, confusing bureaucratic and administrative legal process to negotiate. The Pacific & Global assessment procedure identifies those with the capacity to succeed and advises those whose applications would result in failure. A Pacific & Global initial assessment is a free service. |
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