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Pool selection on 26.04.2007 

For more details on the selection process, and who gets when and how selected please contact one of our offices.

Pool selection on 28 March 2007

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Pool selection on 28 February 2007

Who got selected ?  

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Pool selection on 31 January 2007

Who got selected ?  

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Pool selection on 17 January 2007

Who got selected ?  

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Please note that our Auckland office will be closed between 22 December 2006 and 08 January 2007. 

Thanks to officers and clients alike our success rate for 2006 was again 100 % (like in all 9 previous years).

We and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2007.

Pool selection on 20 December 2006

Who got selected ?  

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Pool selection on 22 November 2006

Who got selected ?  

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Pool selection on 22 November 2006

Who got selected ? 

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Pool selection on 08 November 2006

Who got selected ? 

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Pool selection on 27 September 2006,

Who got selected ? 

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Pool selection on 02 August 2006,

Who got selected ? 

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Pool selection on 19 July 2006

Who got selected ? 

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Pool selection on 05 July 2006,

Who got selected ? 

 
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Pool selection on 21 June 2006,

Who got selected ? 

1. The following EOIs were selected:

   1. All those at or above 140 points = 400 EOIs (823 registrants); and
   2. All those with a job or job offer claiming total points between 100 and 135 points = 105 EOIs (275 registrants); and
   3. All those claiming 15 points for work experience in an area of absolute Skill shortage and with a points total between 100 and 135 points = 72 EOIs  (211 registrants); and
   4. All those claiming 10 points for work experience in an area of absolute Skill shortage and with a points total between 100 and 135 points = 19 EOIs  (45 registrants); and
   5. All those claiming 10 points for a qualification in an area of absolute Skill shortage and with a points total between 105 and 135 points = 44 EOIs  (77 registrants); and

    
   For more details on the selection process, and who gets when and how selected please contact one of our offices.

Pool selection on 31 May 2006,

Who got selected ? 

 
For more details on the selection process, and who gets when and how selected please contact one of our offices.

Pool selection on 31 May 2006,

Who got selected ?

1) EOIs with total score of 140 points or more
2) EOIs between 100 and 135 points including an acceptable job-offer
3) EOIs scoring 125 points or more with at leat 2 years of work experienc in an Area of Absolute Skill Shortage
 
For more details on the selection process, and who gets when and how selected please contact one of our offices.

Pool selection on 01 March 2006,

Who got selected ?

1) EOIs with total score of 140 points or more
2) EOIs between 100 and 135 points including an acceptable job-offer
3) EOIs scoring 125 points or more with at leat 4 years of work experienc in an Area of Absolute Skill Shortage
 
For more details on the selection process, and who gets when and how selected please contact one of our offices.

The passmark for the EOI poll selection on 01 Februry was again at 100 points. Main condition however was an acceptable offer of skilled emloyment or current skilled emplyment in NZ.
We had a total of six (6) EOIs in the pool. The goods news are that four out of those six EOIs were selected, simply because they included an acceptable job-offer. The two remaining ones were (as expected) not selected due to the missing job-offer. 
 
This confirms the recent December changes; until further notice only applicants holding a job-offer have a realistic chance to become selected and sunbsequesntly receive an invitation to apply for resdience.

The previously announced criteria for applicnast without a joboffer and point scores between 100 and 135 have been withheld so far. INZ will keep an eye on the next couple of selections and then make decision based on the number of selected EOIs and remaining visas for the current immigration year.

We expect that sooner rather than later the door will re-open for applicants without a job-offer, probably those with qualifications in short suplly.

Changes to Skilled Migrant Policy
as of 21 December 2005: 

The new passmark for Expressions of Interest (EOI's) from the pool is 140 points. This will now affect applicants whose EOI's were drawn from the pool prior to 21/12/2005 and cannot claim this passmark as follows:

1.  Applicants who score 100-135 points and have a recognised NZ job offer/or are already in NZ skilled employment, will be considered according to the strength of their case and number of spaces available. 

2. Applicants who score 100 to 135 and DO NOT have a NZ job offer/skilled employment, may still be selected if the applicant meets certain criteria and if spaces are still available. Those criteria have not been specified yet by the NZIS.

3. Unselected EOI's may now remain in pool for six months before they expire and have to be re-lodged. 

4. The duration of the special open Work Visa offered to applicants that allows them to search for a NZ job offer to help secure permanent residence has been changed.  Applicants have now a maximum of six months instead of previously 2 years to find a NZIS recognised job. If they do not succeed, they would have to leave the country.

5. Under the new policy, the following EOI's, even though selected from a prior pool, will NOT be invited to apply for residence unless the person expressing interest was in New Zealand on 21 December 2005:

a) EOI's selected but which, as of 21 December 2005, have not resulted in a formal Invitation to Apply for Residence, AND;

b) which did not include points for a NZ job or job offer, AND;

c) which claim only 100 or 105 points.

According to the NZIS, all applicants affected will be able to re-submit a subsequent EOI to the pool according to the newly introduced rules without having to pay an additional fee. This deadline will expire 21 June 2006. 

Please see our news of 05/08/2005 for changes to the medical requirements.

The following increase/reduction in NZIS fees will become effective as of 28 November 2005:

Increases in fees payable to the NZIS:

Skilled Migrant Category - Residence NZ$ 800 - NZ/Pacific (was NZ$ 660)

NZ$ 1500 - Rest of World (was NZ$ 1360)

Work Visas NZ$ 160 - NZ/Pacific (was NZ$ 150)

Work Permits NZ$ 120 (was NZ$ 90)

Reduction in fees payable to the NZIS:

Skilled Migrant Category - Expression of Interest EOI NZ$ 300 electronic (was NZ$ 315)

LTBV - Long Term Business Visa NZ$ 1700 (was NZ$ 2300)

Entrepreneur Category NZ$ 1700 (was NZ$ 2200)

Employer Accreditation NZ$ 1400 (was NZ$ 1900)

Visitor Visas NZ$ 80 - NZ/Pacific (was NZ$ 85)

Label Transfer NZ$ 40 - NZ/Pacific (was NZ$ 50)

The NZIS has announced slight changes which may have a considerable influence on work permits applications as well as when claiming bonus points in the Skilled Migrant Category. All clients affected by those changes, will be directly contacted by us.

ABB (on behalf of Carter Holt Harvey Paper & Pulp Mill, Tokoroa (North Island approx. 30 km west of  Rotorua). Please see http:.//snipurl.com/inhf for further details or contact us for a detailed job description. Vacant positions as: 1) Operations Manager with pulp & paper experience, salary NZ$ 100K + company vehicle and 20% bonus

2) Maintenance Technician/Electrician with the potential to be promoted to a management position at a later stage, wage NZ$ 60-80K

Butcher/West-Auckland

Joiner with restoration experience/Whangarei

Chef/Nelson

Joiner/Invercargill, Alexandra und Auckland

Programmer/Nelson with experience in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS or Java, C++, Cobol

Coach Builder/Hamilton

The following positions are vacant:

Joiner with restoration experience/Whangarei, Baker Napier, Chef/Nelson, Joiner/Alexandra and Auckland (total 3 vacant positions), Programmer/Nelson with experience in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Java, C++, Cobol

Coach builder/Hamilton

The NZIS has announced new medical and x-ray requirements as of 28 November 2005 as follows:

- Applicants who apply for a visa for over 12 months need to present a Medical and X-ray Certificate (previously: 24 months)

- New medical will cover extensive blood tests incl. HIV tests and are comparable to health requirements for immigration to Australia, Canada and USA

- Some applicants from so-called TB-risk countries have to provide a Temporary X-ray Certificate.

The most recent selection from the pool was 100 points, we had 7 clients being selected this time and hope to receive invitations to apply for permanent residence very shortly. Based on previous successful selections, this takes about 4 - 6 weeks. We have also received invitations for clients who had not provided NZ job-offers with their EOI but still matched the passmark. This gives ground for hope. However we have also received inquiries from applicants who entered their EOI without the assistance of a consultant and calculated their points wrongly (in most cases too many points were claimed). This can backfire severely. So please make sure that either your points calculation is correct or you use the help of an immigration consultant.