[Mamee & Co]

Can anyone give me an idiot's guide to the whole process:-

I am seeing things about EOI's deslected and blue stickers etc. but I am not really that sure how it all hangs together yet. Are there any threads that do a brief guide as to what the various stages are, where the hiccups are etc.

Thanks

Mamee:confused:

[Mrs Pony]

Lets see here...


You submit your Expression Of Interest (EOI)
EOI goes into the pool (with all the others)
EOI gets selected from the pool...at some point hopefully
They look over your EOI
EOI gets approved and you move on, deselected and thrown back into the pool or completely out (under 100 points)
Once the EOI is approved you will get your Invitation To Apply (ITA)
You will have 4 months to get your ITA back in with all the proper documentation - this is when you will have to get your medicals done to send in as well
If you don't have a job offer you will have to have some kind of Interview where they will ask you things around how will you survive in NZ
Once the ITA is submitted you will be approved and get your Permanent Residency (PR) Visa (the blue stickers:bluebanana) - you could get a Work To Residency (WTR) Visa or get denied completely.


I think that's about it... Have I left anything out?

[Mrs Pony]

oh!

NZQA!

If you have to get your education assessed you send the docs to NZQA and they will give you the level. You don't always need to do this.

[Gar1]

I'll try

Stage 1. Complete EOI (Expression of Interest). This normally done online from immigration website. This basically gives details to immigration service about you, work experience, list membership of terrorist organisations etc.

Stage 2. EOI placed into pool. You will be selected from pool if your points are high enough, or the EOI will be left in pool till next selection date (every 2 weeks)

stage 3. If selected from pool you will be sent ITA (invitation to Apply) This is the stage that you get to prove all the things you claimed in your EOI, and get medical and Police checks done etc.

Stage 4. CO (Case officer) will asses the ITA and depending upon your circumstances you will get an interview, and they hopefully will give you a visa of some type (Blue Sticker are the visas placed in your passport)

Visa Types are normally PR (Permanent Residence) or WTR (Work to Residence)
You then have to activate your visa with in some time period others will know the exact time frame.

Ok took to long to type and someone else got in 1st

[BodaciousBean]

Can anyone give me an idiot's guide to the whole process:-

I am seeing things about EOI's deslected and blue stickers etc. but I am not really that sure how it all hangs together yet. Are there any threads that do a brief guide as to what the various stages are, where the hiccups are etc.

Thanks

Mamee:confused:


Hi there,

First, one does NOT want an EOI DE-selected. One wants to be Selected. What happens if you decide you want to emigrate to NZ as a skilled migrant, you have to fill out an EOI. This is based on a points system. An applicant needs at least 100 points to be drawn from the pool but the more points, the better. An application will stay in the pool for 6 months and after that, it is tossed and one will have to reapply. A job offer for sure will make this process much faster.

If/when an EOI is selected (the selection is done every other Wednesday), the status on the NZIS web page will change from "submitted" to "selected." Depending on how you decide how to correspond with the NZIS (decided on the EOI application), you will receive an email notification or a letter stating you have been selected and preliminary checks will be done to confirm you claimed your points accurately. Few people end not doing the points accurately OR NZIS will not accept what a person claimed (this becomes dicey with the bonus points). If the points falls below the threshold (under 100 points), then an applicant will become DE-selected. Once everything checks out, then the applicant will receive and Invitation to Apply or AKA ITA. This is when you have to back up everything you claimed on your EOI and it will vary among applicants. Also, a police background check and a FULL medical assessment will be done as well and sent with the ITA. I will caution you, these applications are NOT cheap. The EOI is around 400 NZ dollars and the ITA is around 2000 NZ dollars.

You might have seen the NZQA or the New Zealand Qualifications Assessment. This DOES NOT have to be done in ALL cases. It depends on many factors. If you received your degree from a recognized institution, chances are, you will not have to have one done. These lists of recognized institutions can be found the NZIS website. It is listed by country in which a person has studied.

The blue stickers...this is like the end of the tunnel thing. Once a person is approved in principle, meaning the ITA checks out and has been approved, then blue stickers on put on a person's passport granting him/her the right to work in New Zealand (as I understand it). This whole process can take months and you will be assigned a case officer to assist you on the emigration process.

Now, the EOI is NOT the only option to emigrate to NZ. Some people do a WTR or Work to Residency Visa but I think a job offer is needed for this option. Not entirely sure on that one. Some people do a WHV or Work Holiday Visa (have to be under 30 years of age to do this and this is not available in ALL countries). Some people take a big risk, leave their country and travel on a visitor's visa and try to find work. Some do a partnership visa (have no idea how this one works). Some people get sponsorship. There are many options.

So, I recommend looking around on the NZIS website. There is a lot of info there and of course, post your questions here. :) There is so much info here and many helpful people. Don't be afraid to ask.

Hope this helps. :nice1

[slider]

oh!

NZQA!

If you have to get your education assessed you send the docs to NZQA and they will give you the level. You don't always need to do this.

Mrs P - how could you forget NZQA after all your trials and tribulations? ;)

[Mrs Pony]

Mrs P - how could you forget NZQA after all your trials and tribulations? ;)

haha! I know! I'm losing my mind with all this waiting!

[Mamee & Co]

Hi

Thanks for that potted summary. I was getting lost at all the terms etc. I think I am OK on the NZQA front as my degree is from one of the recognised institutions. I currently hit 120 points without a job or claiming bonus points (just as well as I don't think I could find anything with proof on these days from so long ago!) so I think it is likely that it might be WTR rather than straight PR if I cannot get a job first....although looking at the costs it would be good to get PR without the rest of the hassle.

Just need to do it soon, before I age another 6 months when I lose some points! :wah

Mamee

[Farhandxb]

thank you everyone - need to stickie this one.

I had a further question - what happens after the PR and you have landed?

[JandM]

How do you mean? At the airport, or in life in general?

[ant7jen]

You can apply for a PR before arriving to NZ?? Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought you had to apply for PR after 3 months working in NZ??

[Mrs Pony]

Once you get there with you're PR you live it up!!!

Yes you can get PR before you get to NZ (that's why you complete the EOI & ITA!) - I believe you have to show that you've had a job for 3 months in the skilled field you put on the applications...

[Farhandxb]

I meant it like - lets say you get a PR - Permanent Residency - how does this translate to being a kiwi or 'getting immigration' - i.e. isn't the next step a passport and when/how does one get that? is there a further process to move from PR to being a New Zealander if at all)?

[IanW99]

I meant it like - lets say you get a PR - Permanent Residency - how does this translate to being a kiwi or 'getting immigration' - i.e. isn't the next step a passport and when/how does one get that? is there a further process to move from PR to being a New Zealander if at all)?

When you first arrive in NZ you will have an RRV (returning residence visa) which will expire after two years, if you remain in NZ for two years (at least 184 days per year) then you can get an IRRV (indefinite returning residence visa).

At these stages you are a resident and have pretty much the same rights as any other New Zealander (there are a few differences).

If after 5 years you still want to remain in NZ then you can apply for citizenship and if you get this (meet the requirements) then you can apply for your own NZ passport.

Ian

[Farhandxb]

thank you for that