[Tony]

Hi everyone,
This is my first post! Ive been looking on the website for some time and its very helpful.
Hopfully someone can help me further.
Does the Immediate Skills Shortage List come under "area of absolute skills shortage"?? to be able to claim points.
I have found that i fall under occupation of Telecomms Engineer on the ISSL but when looking on the EOI it doesnt mention this list.
A little background of were im at,
I have just received my quals back from a full assesment by NZQA they came back as a level 4.
I have a brother who has moved to Auckland in Nov last year.
I think therfore i can claim points for Relevant work experience - 2 years, Recognised quals, Close family member and age. That i think comes to 100 points.:confused:

Tony

[Trigirl]

hi tony, welcome to the forum. to get points for an area of absolute skills shortage your occupation needs to be on the long term skills shortage list, not the immediate one. LTSSL is here http://www.immigration.govt.nz/nzis/operations_manual/5618.htm

[Tony]

Thanks for the reply,

I can see on the LTSSL that there is one occupation but my quals fall short by 2 levels!

So whats the idea of the Immediate Skills Shortage List?

What are my chances of being selected from the EOI's with only 100 points?

Thanks

Tony

[Trigirl]

the ISSL is used for awarding work visas rather than residence visas. when you apply for a work visa if your job offer is on the ISSL then your employer doesn't need to prove that they looked for a NZ resident to do the job before offering it to you.

you can put an EOI in with 100 points but there have been no cases of people selected at that level since the last time the points level changed in dec 05. so while theoretically possible, the chances are very slim. you may need a plan b - have you thought about trying to get a job offer? that would get you lots of points and also speed up the process significantly.

[Ana&Steve]

the ISSL is used for awarding work visas rather than residence visas. when you apply for a work visa if your job offer is on the ISSL then your employer doesn't need to prove that they looked for a NZ resident to do the job before offering it to you.


*butting in*I never knew that after a year of learning this process! thanks Trigirl!
Ana *butting out*