What is an Expression of Interest (EOI)?
New Zealand Immigration have a system of quickly screening applicants before they actually apply to immigrate to New Zealand. This is called an Expression of Interest.
You basically fill in an online form on their website, along with a small application processing fee. You are then given a score for the various aspects that New Zealand Immigration are looking for in a potential immigrant. For example a Doctorate is scored higher than a Degree, the more working years you have left, the higher your score in that area, etc. You then go into a pool along with all the other applicants. Every two weeks New Zealand Immigration then does a draw from the pool, selecting their allowed quota for that fortnight. Highest points first until the quota is full. Those that didn’t have enough points are then returned to the pool for the next draw.
What is nice about the Expression of Interest system is that within two weeks you have a pretty good idea of whether you qualify or not, saving you a lot of time and money in the process.
Get all this info together before submitting your EOI at
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/
Please remember that the information you will need to submit may differ depending on your own unique situation, but it gives you a good idea of what is required.
Expression of Interest – Skilled Migrant |
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Section A : Principle Applicants Identity |
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Your Date of Birth
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Phone Numbers
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Your Birth Certificate Number
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Email Address
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Your Passport Number(s)
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Postal Address
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Your Drivers Licence Number
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Your Main Occupation Code (Look it up HERE)
This is the work you did the past 12 months |
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Your Tax Number
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Industry Code that you Work in
(Look it up HERE) |
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Dates You Stayed in Any Country For More Than 12 Months in the past 10 years
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Details of Your Immigration Agent
(if using one) |
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Residential Address
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Section B : Principal Applicants Character |
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Details of any Criminal Convictions
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Section C : Principal Applicants Health |
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Details of any Serious Medical Conditions
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Section D : Principal Applicants English Language Ability |
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IELTS Test Number and Date
(International English Language Testing System) |
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Section E : Skilled Employment in NZ |
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Main Occupation Code
(Look it up HERE) |
Industry Code that you Work in
(Look it up HERE) |
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Employer Contact Details
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NZ Occupation Registration Number (If applicable)
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Name of Registration Body
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Section F : Principal Applicants Recognized Qualifications |
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Date You Obtained Your Qualification
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NZQA Level & Type
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Date You Started Your Studies
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Details of Studies Completed in NZ
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Date You Completed Your Studies
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Is Your Qualifications in an Identified Future Growth Area
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Name, Address, Tel no & Website Address of the Institution You Studied at
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Is Your Qualifications in an Area of Absolute Skills Shortage
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Your Student ID no.
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Your Certificate of Registration Details if You have Registered in NZ
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Your NZQA Pre-Assesment / Full Assesment Reference Number
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Section G : Principal Applicants Recognised Work Experience |
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Dates you are Claiming Points for Recognised Work Experience
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Position Held in the Business
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Type of Business Your Work Experience is in
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Employer Details
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Identified Growth Area Name
(Check HERE if Applicable) |
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Skill Shortage Occupation Name
(Check HERE for list ) |
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Section T : Principal Applicants Other Family |
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Partner’s Date of Birth
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Names & Date of Birth of all other Family Members
(Parents, Grand-Parents, Brothers, Sisters for You & Partner) |
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Children’s Date of Birth
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Section H : Partner’s Identity |
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Partner’s Passport Number
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Partner’s Tax Number
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Partner’s Drivers Licence Number
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Dates Your Partner Stayed in Any Country For More Than 12 Months
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Section I : Partner’s Character |
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Details of Your Partner’s Criminal Convictions
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Section J : Partners Health |
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Details of Your Partner’s Serious Medical Conditions
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Section K : Partner’s English Language Ability |
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IELTS Test Number and Date
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Section L : Partner’s Skilled Employment |
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Partner’s Employer Details
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Section M : Partner’s Recognised Qualifications |
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Partner’s Qualification Details
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Partner’s NZQA Assessment Details
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Section O : Partner’s Other Family |
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Names & Date of Birth of all other Family Members
(Parents, Grand-Parents, Brothers, Sisters for You & Partner) |
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Section P: Children’s Identity |
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Children’s Passport Numbers
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Dates Your Children Stayed in Any Country For More Than 12 Months
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Section Q : Children’s Character |
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Details of Your Children’s Criminal Convictions
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Section R : Children’s Health |
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Details of Your Children’s Serious Medical Conditions
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Section S : Children’s English Language Ability |
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IELTS Test Results for Your Children Over 16
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Other |
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Credit Card Details for Application Fee
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All information gathered for this article was found on the INZ website HERE