[RamblingPaddies]

hiya
on the NZQA aplication form there is a space for high school results as well as any other qualifications one might have ...

surely if you are only getting your one main qualification assessed for the purposes of immigration, then they don't need your high school results ?

[RamblingPaddies]

and another question if i may

my postgrad diploma asn't dependent on my BA as such, but I had to havea degree before i could do the postgrad.

do i now have to get the BA assessed too ?

[RamblingPaddies]

am i going crazy - let me get this right

for ONE qualification to be assessed - i.e. the one you are using to claim points ... the following must happen (taken from the NZQA website)

NZQA requires original documents for all qualifications gained in all countries, and for all your work experience.

why would you need to get an irrelevant qualification assessed ?

or have i the wrong end of the stick ?

[Syed]

I have the same question, anybody help..

[Lara Croft]

Don't know why they ask for everything, but that's what I sent them.... the entire pack weighed 1.3kg and cost me over £50 to get it Fed-Exed across!?!?!?

I assumed it was just another of the hoops that you have to jump through...

Good luck!
Jane

[lockstock]

They have to be paid for doing something!!
I think a lot of it is to do with countries where qualifications are perhaps not as genuine as they should be. It does seem illogical but the more evidence of bona fide qualifications - even if one cannot be awarded unless another has been successfully gained - you can provide, the less background investigations they have to do.
It's all the original documents they want (for the quals you are having assessed - not all your quals if you don't feel they are relevant). You claim points for relevant work experience and need all the evidence for that.

Yes, you are going crazy. You've read the form too much. Common problem. Wood and trees and all that.

[RamblingPaddies]

They have to be paid for doing something!!
I think a lot of it is to do with countries where qualifications are perhaps not as genuine as they should be. It does seem illogical but the more evidence of bona fide qualifications - even if one cannot be awarded unless another has been successfully gained - you can provide, the less background investigations they have to do.
It's all the original documents they want (for the quals you are having assessed - not all your quals if you don't feel they are relevant). You claim points for relevant work experience and need all the evidence for that.

Yes, you are going crazy. You've read the form too much. Common problem. Wood and trees and all that.

thanks lockstock - that would make more sense ... but see my oringinal post above - they need all info

[lockstock]

I may be muddling the issue here. You will definitely need some kind of evidence of your school stuff prior to degree but, and I may be wrong in which case ingore me, if you don't think your degree in tight-rope walking is relevant to your qualifications in brain surgery for your application in area of skills shortage, you may not need to put in the evidence. Stupid example I know but I think I've got it right.

[akp713]

Yes they really do want your high school diploma, the actual diploma! I rang them up to ask them just this and they assured me they do require the original diploma or a signed explanation of why you can't provide the original document and some other proof you have comleted high school. Apparently holding a BA is not enough proof! They also suggested I send a CV even though I have just graduated university this year and all my work experience was serving coffee at a Starbucks and such. I sent them everything they asked for, and may I also strongly suggest you use fast-track option.

Oh yes and if you have any questions you should really call NZQA at their contact centre number, they have been very friendly and helpful.

[RamblingPaddies]

thanks folks ...

heres the thing ... i would like someones opinion on what to send them.

i did a BA in college (not claiming points for it - but it was necessary to be allowed to complete postgraduate diploma in computer science, which i am claiming points for)

what do i send them ?

- just the results etc. from the postgrad
- the postgrad and the BA

if its the postgrad and the BA are they likely to just assess the BA when the CS qualification is all I am claiming points for.

[Wishing]

Hello Guys,

I am WISHING, its my first time writing here as i am quite confused on what to do next ( i read all the threads here related to my case but still, i felt that i need a more 'personalize' answer. My details as follows:
Submitted EOI- july 26 ' 07
Selected from the poll - aug 1 '07
ITA recieved - oct 31 '07
Apps subs to NZQA - NOV 16 '07
Recvd by NZQA - nov 22 ' 07
TEAM MAILBOX reply that they got my APPS - dec 3 ' 07

I am wandering until now because as per TEAM MAILBOX, they assumed that i already got my email confirmation ffrom NZQA about my app. they said, if i have not recieved it, replied back to them, which i did! until now, no feedback or whatsoever (btw, they gave me my application reference number). where can i use this reference number? do anyone know a site for verification status of application where i can use this application number?
Also, i am now thinking if i should take med exam now even if i don't know the result of the NZQA assessment yet? my deadline is Feb 4, i dunno how long it would take in NZQA for my assessment as i need to include it in my ITA else it would be NOT be accepted. Please enlighten me, what should i do? please?

wishing

[ourquest]

Ramblingpaddies:

Because your postgrad was dependent on there being an undergrad qualification they will require proof of both. They want to assess you at a postgrad level...it is possible in some countries to do a "postgrad" which effectively only amounts to a one year course (ie no undergrad qual), so they want to make certain that this "postgrad" is in fact one which absolutely required and implied that you have an undergrad degree/diploma. Even if they were related...Masters in Engineering for example with an Engineering degree, they require both. Seen in the context of the possibility of fraud, or in the context of documents where the original is in Chinese and NZQA have to trust a translation,it is easy to understand why they establish strict criteria in the first place. This point would also be applicable to wanting your high school results...one extra way they can be certain it is your results they are looking at, after all, their declaration has a large impact on the type of people entering New Zealand.
It is always best not to think of them as trying to make life difficult for you, but to imagine what it must be like for NZQA or NZIS having to make sure they do not let unsuitable candidates in to NZ.
Another suggestion; use DHL to send docs, you can track the number online and see when it arrives and gets signed for. If it means anything NZQA use DHL to send everything back to you as well. You do have to bite the bullet and send the originals, but everyone appears to treat your docs and application in general with respect.

[Syed]

I sent them everything, the originals and the true attested copies. But they told me that they have sent email to some one who will response and then they will go ahead. I was also told that the process will take longer even I paid fast-track fee. I don't know who they are going to contact, however it is for sure that they will keep me hanging for a while. My ITA deadline is March, so lets see what NZQA is actually doing and when will they finish assessment.

I am just forgetting every thing about INZ now...

[Wishing]

Hello There! Can Anybody Explain To Me The Difference Between "selected" And "decision Successful", Please. This Long Wait Of Nzqa Assessment Slows Down My Thinking :(

[IanW99]

Hello There! Can Anybody Explain To Me The Difference Between "selected" And "decision Successful", Please. This Long Wait Of Nzqa Assessment Slows Down My Thinking :(

Selected means that your EOI application has been selected from the EOI pool.

Decision Successful means that they have reviewed your EOI and decided that you should be invited to apply (ITA) for your PR.

So basically, your status should first change to selected and then to decision successful, and then you should recieve your ITA.

Ian

[yossarian]

hi, i've read somewhere that they receive ITA from post. what's this? 'cause i got all forms from my ITA that was sent by email.
thanks!

[Wishing]

Selected means that your EOI application has been selected from the EOI pool.

Decision Successful means that they have reviewed your EOI and decided that you should be invited to apply (ITA) for your PR.

So basically, your status should first change to selected and then to decision successful, and then you should recieve your ITA.

Ian


thanks, this NZQA ASSESSMENT REPORT waiting is brain draining. :no