| 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 |
| An area of absolute skills shortage |
10 |
| Region outside Auckland |
10 |
| Spouse/partner employment or offer of employment |
20 |
| Relevant work experience: |
|
| two years |
10 |
| four years |
15 |
| six years |
20 |
| eight years |
25 |
| 10 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 |
| Qualifications: |
|
| Recognised basic qualification (eg trade qualification, diploma) Levels 3-6* (Level 3 см здесь) |
40 |
| Recognised under-graduate qualification (bachelor) Levels 7-8 |
50 |
| Recognised post-graduate qualification (masters degree or doctorate) Levels 9-10 |
60 |
| Bonus points for: |
|
| 2 years of full-time study in New Zealand completing a recognised bachelor degree (level 7) |
10 |
| 1 year of full-time study in New Zealand completing a recognised post-graduate NZ qualification (levels 8 – 10) |
10 |
| 2 years of full-time study in New Zealand completing a recognised post-graduate NZ qualification (levels 9-10) |
15 |
| Qualification in an identified future growth area |
10 |
| Qualification in an area of absolute skills shortage |
10 |
| Spouse/partner qualifications Levels 3-6* |
10 |
| Spouse/partner qualifications Levels 7-10 |
15 |
| Close family in New Zealand |
10 |
| Age |
|
| 20 to 29 |
30 |
| 30 to 39 |
25 |
| 40 to 44 |
20 |
| 45 to 49 |
10 |
| 50 to 55 |
5 |