[AdrianT]

Sorry for pestering the good people on this forum with another (probably stupid question)

However I cannot see where to enter my partners qualifications (she has a BSc in English / History) nor can I see how/where to put the fact that she would meet the native English speaker proficiency test on her own account.

Could you please identify (if possible) the questio numbers that I should be filling in on her behalf?


TIA for the assistance


Adrian

[BodaciousBean]

Hi there and not a stupid question at all.

When you claim you are bringing your partner (question A 17) on the EOI, partner's stuff is toward the end of the EOI (Sections H-M). Once you are finished with your section, it will go into your partner's information, such as name, birth date, passport number, etc, etc. Then it will ask about your partner's character, like if he/she has been arrested, in jail, and so forth. It does ask about partner's English ability (question K 1.) and qualifications (question M 1.).

Hope this helps. Good luck. :nice1

[ck38]

Hi there

I don't know if this is helpful/useful info or not.
When I spoke to NZ immigration regarding my EOI and my partners qualifications they told me that unless I really needed the points to get selected from the pool then not to bother including them. This means less information you have to prove when submitting your ITA. I therefore did not include them to save work later on.

[BodaciousBean]

Hi there

I don't know if this is helpful/useful info or not.
When I spoke to NZ immigration regarding my EOI and my partners qualifications they told me that unless I really needed the points to get selected from the pool then not to bother including them. This means less information you have to prove when submitting your ITA. I therefore did not include them to save work later on.

In my case, my partner's qualifications would not have mattered because he did not earn an official degree so with that the case, you cannot claim them anyway (really stinks because he has 17 years in IT experience). Now, in the original poster's case, his wife's qualifications WILL help, if I am not mistaken, it will add like 5 or more points (cannot remember the exact number). She has a Bachelor's Degree. So absolutely, claim them!! And yes, if/when you get invited to apply for residence, you will have to prove your wife's qualifications for the ITA. This would entail sending her degree, college transcripts, at the same time, the transcripts and degree will prove her English Speaking Ability. Hope this helps once more. :nice1

[BkyMonster]

I was able to get 20 points (I think?) added onto our application for my bachelors. Since it was from an approved institution there were no issues. I just had to send my degree along in the ITA.
I'd agree to some extent that unless it's easy to do so just claim the points you need. In our case it was very easy to claim my qualifications as well (though probably not strictly necessary).

[BodaciousBean]

I was able to get 20 points (I think?) added onto our application for my bachelors.

I think this is correct....20 points. That is heck of a lot of "extra" points. ;)

[AdrianT]

Thanks BB for the very useful information.

And yes the extra 20 point will certainly come in useful for the application!!. Plus as my partners degree is in English they can hardly say that she does not pass the english proficiency test....