POINTS

Skilled employment:

• Current skilled employment in New Zealand for 12 months or more

• Offer of skilled employment in New Zealand or current skilled employment in New Zealand for less than 12 months

Bonus points for employment or offer of employment in:

• An identified future growth area, identified cluster
  An area of absolute skills shortage

10

• Region outside Auckland

• Partner employment or offer of employment

Work experience:

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

• 10 years

Additional bonus points if work experience in New Zealand :

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years or more
  
  

Additional bonus points for work experience in an identified future growth area, identified cluster or area of absolute skills shortage (in brackets):

• 2 to 5 years

• 6 years or more
  
  

Qualifications ( see here :)

• Recognised basic qualification (e.g. trade qualification, diploma, bachelors degree, bachelors degree with Honours)
  
• Recognised post-graduate qualification (Masters degree, Doctorate)
  
  

50


55

Bonus points for:

• Recognised New Zealand qualification (and at least two years study in NZ)
• Qualification in an identified future growth area, cluster or area of absolute skill shortage

10

10

• Partner qualifications

Family:

• Family member (next of kin) living in New Zealand
  

10

10

Age (20 to 55 years)

• 20-29
• 30-39

30
25

• 40-44

• 45-49

• 50-55