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Expression of Interest
Guide
A guide to help you understand and fill out an Expression of Interest form
INZ 1100
Expression of Interest • how to decide which visa you New Zealand offers many opportunities for skilled migrants,
Form
Skilled Migrant Category
need to apply for particularly in industries and regions experiencing growth and
INZ 1101
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
skill shortages. The Skilled Migrant Category has been designed
• what evidence you need
Expression of Interest
Guide
A guide to help you understand and fill out an Expression of Interest form
For help completing this form, refer to the Expression of Interest Guide (INZ 1101).
OVERVIEW OF THE SKILLED MIGRANT
Information about this guide CATEGORY
When you submit this Expression of Interest to Immigration New Zealand (INZ), we
You should read this guide before you
complete the application form. The guide How does the Skilled Migrant Category work?
INZ 1100
Expression of • how to decide which visa or New Zealand offers many opportunities for skilled migrants,
Interest Form
permit you need to apply for particularly in industries andregions experiencing growth
will consider offering you an Invitation to Apply for residence in New Zealand only if you meet
Skilled Migrant Category
Residence Visa/Permit
Guide
INZ 1002
INZ 1002
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
For help completing this form, please refer to the Expression of Interest Guide
About this guide
Who is this guide for?
When you submit this Expression of Interest, you may be considered for an Invitation to Apply
for residence in New Zealand only if you meet the following requirements:
1164).
for people applying for If you want to apply for residence under the Entrepreneur
residence in New Zealand. or Employee of a Relocating Business categories, see
• health
opportunities.
All INZ forms, leaflets and fee information can be downloaded
from our website www.immigration.govt.nz.
application form
If you are unsure about whether you meet the prerequisites, use the Skilled Migrant Quick Check and the Points Indicator
at www.immigration.govt.nz to get an idea of whether it’s worth completing an Expression of Interest.
You must complete all the questions in the form, unless the form specifically directs you straight to another question or
section further on. If a question does not apply to you, mark it N/A or Not Applicable.
If you leave questions that qualify for the award of points blank, this will be interpreted as a ’no‘ answer. If you fail to
• character
you understand the terms and requirements of the
Expression of Interest form. to meet the threshold of 100 points for employability and
capacity building factors to have an Expression of Interest
Skilled Migrant Category Policy (EOI) accepted.
• health
Category are contained in the INZ Operational Manual have the most to offer New Zealand so that Immigration New
under Skilled Migrant Category Policy. You can read Zealand (INZ) can extend invitations to apply for residence
this online at www.immigration.govt.nz. to them. The points you can qualify for are set out on page
6. Points are available for skilled employment in New Zealand,
work experience, qualifications, age and close family in
New Zealand. Bonus points are available for employment
• English language
in identified areas of future growth and/or absolute skill
shortage. Bonus points are also available for employment
outside Auckland, studying full-time in New Zealand for
at least two years towards a recognised New Zealand
qualification, gaining recognised New Zealand qualification(s),
and for a partner’s recognised qualification or offer of skilled
employment in New Zealand.
• the minimum threshold of 100 points for employability and capacity-building factors.
have an English-speaking background, have reached an overall
IELTS band score of 5 or pre-purchase a specified amount of
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tuition.
application form.
Residence Policy (Skilled Migrant Category).
If you are unsure about whether you meet the prerequisites, use the Skilled Migrant Quick Check and the Points Indicator
at www.immigration.govt.nz to get an idea of whether it’s worth completing an Expression of Interest.
You must complete all the questions in the form, unless the form specifically directs you straight to another question or
section further on. If a question does not apply to you, mark it ‘N/A’ or ‘not applicable’.
If you leave questions that qualify for the award of points blank, this will be interpreted as a ’no‘ answer. If you fail to
answer any questions or to mark them clearly as ‘N/A’ or ‘not applicable’, we may send the incomplete form back to you and
it will not be submitted into the Expression of Interest Pool until all the necessary information is provided.
Expressions of Interest must be accompanied by the correct Expression of Interest fee.
migrant, and if you have the skills we need, then we are ready
Purpose of this guide to work with you to meet our mutual goals.
Do not send supporting documentation with your Expression of Interest form. Include only any additional sheets required
to complete questions in the form.
Detailed explanations to assist you to fill out this form can be found in the Expression of Interest Guide (INZ 1101) or on
our website at www.immigration.govt.nz.
If you are found to have provided false information or to have omitted any relevant information in your Expression of Interest,
any subsequent application may be declined and you will lose the right to appeal any decision to decline your application.
The prerequisites
immigration advisers, whether working onshore or offshore, must be licensed. It is an offence to provide immigration
advice without holding a licence from these dates.
If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, INZ will return your application.
information to help you good health, good character, have a reasonable standard
understand the terms and requirements of the of English* and be under 56 years of age. You will also need
Expression of Interest Form (INZ 1100). to meet the threshold of 100 points for employability
and capacity-building factors to have an Expression of
Skilled Migrant Category Interest (EOI) accepted.
This booklet is only a guide to help you understand the
The points system
terms as you complete your Expression of Interest
form. The authoritative details of the Skilled Migrant The points system is designed to reflect which applicants
Category are contained in the INZ Immigration have the most to offer New Zealand so that Immigration
Instructions under Skilled Migrant Category. You can New Zealand (INZ) can extend invitations to apply for
read this online at www.immigration.govt.nz. residence to them. The points you can qualify for are set
out on page 6. Points are available for skilled employment
in New Zealand, work experience, qualifications, age and
close family in New Zealand. Bonus points are available
for employment in identified areas of future growth and/
or absolute skill shortage. Bonus points are also available
for employment outside Auckland, studying full-time in
New Zealand for at least two years towards a recognised
New Zealand qualification, gaining recognised New Zealand
qualification(s), and for a partner’s recognised qualification
or offer of skilled employment in New Zealand.
Summary of terms 9
Your
Factors Points
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
Bonus points for employment or offer of employment
In an identified future growth area 10
In an area of absolute skills shortage 10
In a region outside Auckland 10
Partner employment or offer of employment 20
Relevant work experience
Two years 10
Four years 15
Six years 20
Eight years 25
Ten years 30
Additional bonus points if work experience in New Zealand
One year 5
Two years 10
Three years or more 15
Additional bonus points for work experience in an identified future growth area
Two to five years 10
Six years or more 15
Additional bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage
Two to five years 10
Six years or more 15
Additional bonus points for work experience in an identified future growth area
Recognised basic qualification (eg trade qualification, diploma, bachelor degree with honours) 50
Recognised post-graduate qualification (masters degree or doctorate) 55
Bonus points for qualifications
Two years of full-time study in New Zealand towards a recognised qualification 5
Recognised basic New Zealand qualification (eg trade qualification, diploma, bachelors degree with
5
honours)
Recognised post-graduate New Zealand qualification (masters or doctorate) 10
Qualification in an identified future growth area 10
Qualification in an area of absolute skills shortage 10
Spouse/partner qualifications 20
Bonus points for family
Close family in New Zealand 10
Bonus points for age
20 to 29 30
30 to 39 25
40 to 44 20
45 to 49 10
50 to 55 5
SM13.20.1 Evidence
Recognised work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage only qualifies for points if the principal applicant
provides evidence that satisfies an immigration officer that their work experience meets the requirements of SM13.20
above.
SM16.25 Removal of an occupation from the Long Term Skill Shortage List
If an occupation is removed from the Long Term Skill Shortage List, Expressions of Interest that have been selected
before the removal, which include points for meeting the requirements under SM16.20, will be assessed in the subsequent
SMC application for residence as if the occupation was not removed.
Bonus points
Bonus points are available for employment, work experience and qualifications in identified areas
of future growth or absolute skill shortage. Bonus points are also available for employment outside
Auckland, studying full-time in New Zealand for at least two years towards a recognised New Zealand
qualification, gaining recognised New Zealand qualification(s) and for a partner’s recognised
qualification or skilled employment in New Zealand. See ‘Identified future growth area’, ‘Area of
absolute skills shortage’, ‘Employment outside Auckland’.
Character requirements
For your Expression of Interest to be considered for the Pool we need to be assured that you are of good
character. We have set a number of requirements that help us determine this. See ‘Good character’.
Citizenship
You are usually automatically a citizen of the country in which you were born, but you may also hold
citizenship in another country. Your citizenship(s) will be listed in your passport(s).
SM20.20 Evidence that New Zealand is the primary place of established residence
a. Where required by an immigration officer, applicants must provide evidence that New Zealand is the close family member’s
primary place of established residence. Evidence may include an original or certified copy of one of the following:
• employment records
• records of benefit payments from the Ministry of Social Development
• banking records
• rates demands
• Inland Revenue Department records
• mortgage documents
• tenancy and utility supply agreements
b. Each case will be decided on the basis of the evidence provided.
Custody of children
If you are separated or divorced and bringing a child under 16 years with you to New Zealand we
will need to see proof of their right to leave their home country and your right to remove them.
Section R2.1.45 of the INZ Immigration Instructions (available online at www.immigration.govt.nz)
contains comprehensive residence instructions on child custody.
Customary adoption
In some countries and cultures parents may adopt children without going through a formal legal
adoption process. If this applies to your family situation we will require evidence of this adoption.
Dependent children
Dependent children of a principal applicant are children aged up to 24 years who are unmarried and
who have not had their own children (unless your child is under 17 years). They need not live with you
but must at least rely mainly on an adult for financial support.
Deportation order
A legal document that requires you to leave New Zealand and not return until the period you have been
prohibited from entry has ended. Deportation orders are served on people found to be unlawfully in
New Zealand or where people have their citizenship revoked, or have become liable for deportation.
Domiciled
A company is domiciled in the country where it is permanently located and legally registered.
Multinational companies are domiciled in the country where the head office or parent company
is registered. For example, if company A has branches in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, but the
head office is in the United Kingdom, it is considered to be domiciled in the United Kingdom. See
‘Comparable labour market’.
Drug trafficking
This means having any involvement in the international trading of illegal drugs.
SM9.15 Evidence
If requested by an immigration officer, principal applicants must provide evidence that their place of work is entirely or
principally outside the Auckland region.
SM5.15 English language requirements for partners where bonus points are claimed for the
partner’s skilled employment or recognised qualifications
A partner’s skilled employment in New Zealand or recognised qualifications, only qualify for points if the partner meets
the English language requirements for principal applicants (see SM5.5 above).
Evidence
Evidence is something you can show us that proves what you are claiming. It may be your birth
certificate to prove who you are, it may be a certificate to prove your English language skills, or it
may be an X-ray certificate to prove you are in good health.
Full-time employment
Employment is full time if it averages at least 30 hours a week. You can only gain points for skilled
employment that is full-time.
Good character
We consider that a person of good character does not pose a potential security risk and is unlikely
to have served time in prison, been deported from any country, or involved in any criminal or
dangerous activities.
Health requirements
For your Expression of Interest to be considered for the Pool we need to be assured that you are healthy.
We make this requirement to safeguard the well-being of New Zealanders and the operation of the
country’s health services. Please read the leaflet Health Requirements (INZ 1121) for further details.
SM13.10.1 Evidence
Recognised work experience in an identified future growth area only qualifies for bonus points if the principal applicant
provides evidence that satisfies an immigration officer that their work experience meets the requirements of SM13.10
above.
IELTS certificate
A recent test from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) can be used as proof
that you meet our English language requirements. As principal applicant, you need to have an overall
band score of 6.5 or over in the IELTS General or Academic Module. See ‘Minimum standard of English’.
Issuing authority
This is the government agency of the country or region that granted your document (eg passport or
birth certificate).
Legal adoption
We need to see proof of adoption. If you have adopted your child through legal means we need to see
the original adoption papers — or a certified copy — from the country in which you adopted the child.
Non-principal applicant
If you are including other people in your Expression of Interest we consider them to be the non-
principal applicants. This includes partners and dependent children.
Occupational registration
People working in some occupations in New Zealand are required by law to be registered with the
professional body of their occupation. Most often registration is required in medical and health
occupations but it also applies to a range of business and trade occupations. You will only gain points
for qualifications required for these occupations or employment in these occupations if you can
prove you have either full or provisional registration or if you are a medical or dental professional
and hold written confirmation from the New Zealand Dental or Medical Council that you are eligible
for registration subject only to attending an interview with a Council representative on arrival
in New Zealand. (You should enter the reference number of the letter stating you are eligible for
registration in the Expression of Interest question asking for your occupational registration number.)
Note: For medical practitioners, registration within a ‘special scope of practice’ is not full or provisional
registration for the purpose of a residence application.
Offer of employment
This is a job offer from a New Zealand employer made specifically to you.
Ongoing employment
We will consider your employment to be ongoing if you are a permanent employee who is employed
either indefinitely or for at least 12 months and with the option for your employment to be extended.
Employment is also ongoing if it is on a contract basis and you have consistent history of contract
work and such contract work is likely to be sustained. See ‘Skilled employment’.
Partnership
A partnership exists where you are in a genuine and stable relationship with another person. See
‘Partner’, ‘Genuine and stable relationship’.
People trafficking
Any involvement in moving people illegally into or out of a country.
Place of work
A place of work is where you sometimes or ordinarily go to work. It may or may not be part of a
building. See ‘Employment outside Auckland’.
Points
You may qualify for points for employability and capacity-building factors. The points system is
designed for ranking Expressions of Interest so that we can extend Invitations to Apply for residence
to those who have the most to offer New Zealand. The greater the number of points you qualify for,
the greater your chance of gaining an Invitation to Apply for residence. You need to qualify for at
least 100 points to have a chance of entering the Expressions of Interest Pool.
Police certificates
Certificates you obtain from the police to prove you are of good character. You must obtain these
from your country of citizenship or any country in which you have lived for over 12 months in the
past 10 years. Anyone 17 years or older included in the Expression of Interest will require a police
certificate if you are invited to apply for residence.
Pool
See ‘Expression of Interest Pool’.
Principal applicant
You are the principal applicant if you are the primary person making the application for residence. It
is you and your skills that we will assess.
Recognised qualification
You can gain points for qualifications such as trade certificates, diplomas, bachelor degrees and
postgraduate qualifications.
Points
The points you can earn will depend on what level your qualification occupies on the New Zealand
Qualifications Framework (providing it is not an excluded qualification). SM14.10 shows how
points are awarded for recognised qualifications at various levels of the NZQF. See ‘New Zealand
Qualifications Framework’, ‘New Zealand Qualifications Authority’, ‘Pre-Assessment Result’,
‘International Qualification Assessment’, ‘Occupational Registration’.
SM14.20 Evidence
a. Principal applicants under the Skilled Migrant Category must submit their qualifications and provide a NZQA
assessment (Pre Assessment Result (PAR), International Qualification Assessment (IQA) or Qualifications
Assessment Report (QAR) (see SM14.35)) unless:
i. their qualification(s) are included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment; or
ii. their qualification(s) are included in the List of Qualifications Recognised as an Exception; or
iii. they have been awarded full or provisional registration by a New Zealand organisation authorised by law to give
occupational registration, and registration involves an assessment that their overseas qualification(s) is
comparable with a New Zealand qualification that is included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment.
Note: From 27 June 2008 the Qualifications Assessment Report (QAR) has been renamed ‘International Qualification
Assessment’ (IQA). Both IQAs and QARs are acceptable as evidence to determine whether a qualification will qualify for points.
b. If an NZQA assessment is required for an overseas qualification, a PAR is suitable for lodgement of an application
under the Skilled Migrant Category, but a QAR or IQA will be required to determine whether a qualification (or group
of qualifications) will qualify for points.
c. Applicants with New Zealand qualifications should provide evidence of the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured
Qualifications level of that qualification by submitting a ‘Qualification Overview’ report with their qualification. This
report can be obtained from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority website (www.nzqf.govt.nz).
d. In the case of a New Zealand qualification that is not included on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, a letter
from the NZQA will be required to determine whether the qualification will qualify for points.
e. In order for a qualification to qualify for points on the basis of full or provisional registration, the certificate of
registration, or evidence of eligibility for registration subject only to an interview with a representative of the New
Zealand Medical or Dental Council on arrival must also be provided (see SM19.15).
Note: For medical practitioners, registration within a ‘special purpose scope of practice’ is not full or provisional
registration for the purpose of a residence application or a work to residence application.
f. If a principal applicant is claiming points for a qualification on the basis of their occupational registration, the
qualification(s) qualifies for the points identified for the comparable New Zealand qualification in the List of
Qualifications Exempt from Assessment.
g. Despite the fact that the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment or the List of Qualifications Recognised as
an Exception provides that a specified qualification qualifies for certain points, an applicant or an immigration
officer (by requesting the applicant to do so) may seek a IQA or QAR of any particular qualification. Where this
occurs, the most recent NZQA assessment will prevail.
SM11.20 Evidence
Principal applicants* must provide evidence and information that satisfies an immigration officer that their work
experience meets the requirements for recognition.
Skilled employment
Skilled employment is work that requires specialist, technical or management expertise obtained
through completing a recognised qualification and/or through work experience.
Points are provided for skilled employment for a third party, not for self-employment in your
own business. If you wish to obtain residence by establishing and operating your own business in
New Zealand, you should consider the Business categories.
Skilled migrant
We consider a skilled migrant to be a person who wants to come and live and work in New Zealand, and
who has the skills that New Zealand needs to help it prosper nationally and internationally.
SM15.5.1 Definition of ‘full-time study’ for the purpose of the Skilled Migrant Category
For the purposes of awarding bonus points for two years of full-time study in New Zealand towards a recognised New
Zealand qualification under the SMC, study undertaken in New Zealand is defined as full-time where:
a. an undergraduate student at a tertiary education institution was enrolled in at least three papers per semester; or
b. a post-graduate student at a tertiary education institution was enrolled in either a course of study:
i. that resulted in at least 100 credits per calendar year; or
ii. with a workload of at least 20 hours per week; or
c. a student at a private training establishment was enrolled in a course of study that required attendance for a minimum
of 20 hours per week.