[baais]

Hi All

Could any body on

"Do Electronic Engineers require IPENZ registration to get a Job in New Zealand"

If yes:

Is IPENZ registration need to be submitted alongwith ITA or it can be processed while arrived in New Zealand ?Moreover whats its procedure/fee?


BR

[Duncan74]

From the ops manual, then I don't think you need registration.

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/6264.htm

Also see http://glossary.immigration.govt.nz/Occupationalregistration.htm

"People intending to work in some occupations in New Zealand are required by law to be registered with the appropriate professional body of their occupation. Most often registration is required in medical and health occupations but registration is also required for some other business and trade occupations.



You will only qualify for points for a job offer in these occupations under the Skilled Migrant Category if you can prove to us that:



you have been granted full or provisional registration by the relevant New Zealand occupational registration authority and can therefore legally work in that occupation in New Zealand, or
you are a dental or medical professional and hold written confirmation from the New Zealand Dental or Medical Council that you are eligible for full or provisional registration subject only to attending a personal interview with a Council representative within one month of your arrival in New Zealand.


To be granted a work visa or permit – or a residence permit under the Work to Residence policy – to work in one of these occupations, you also need to prove you can meet occupational registration requirements. "

Electronic Engineering isn't there (although Electrician is which I mention in the full knowledge that electrician and electronic engineer are as much alike as brick layer and structural engineer), but I'd want to reassure myself if I were you that the immigration definition of electrical engineer didn't fall under any wider banner that required IPENZ.

[nate]

I can't speak for electrical engineering specifically, but I'm a structural engineer and I didn't have to register with IPENZ before getting a job or work permit. I'd say it's worth calling IPENZ and Immigration to discuss your specific situation though.