EOI-Provide details explaining why your partner meets the minimum standard

[neysaryan]

I chose this option "Otherwise meets the minimum standard" for my partner who hasn't IELTS degree but know English well and can take the IELTS in future but I don't want to wait for it in this stage.
what should I write in this part to explain and prove the knowledge of my spouse?
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

[JandM]

Hello and welcome.

Immigration NZ has a set of hard standards for this.

SM5.10 English language requirements for non-principal applicants

Unless SM5.15 applies, partners and dependent children aged 16 and older, who are included in Skilled Migrant Category applications, must:
show that they meet a minimum standard of English to enable successful settlement in New Zealand; or
pre-purchase ESOL training; or
provide other evidence which satisfies a visa or immigration officer that, taking account of that evidence and all the circumstances of the application, they are a competent user of English (see SM5.5 (c)(iii)).
Non-principal applicants meet the minimum standard of English if:
they provide a Test Report Form (no more than 2 years old at the time the application is lodged) from IELTS, showing they achieved an overall band score of at least 5 in the IELTS General or Academic Module; or
(if they are the partner of a principal applicant), they have current skilled employment in New Zealand for a period of at least 12 months that qualifies for points (see SM10); or
they provide evidence of one of the following:
completion of all primary education and at least 3 years of secondary education (that is, the equivalent of New Zealand Forms 3 to 5 or years 9 to 11) at schools using English as the language of instruction;
completion of at least 5 years of secondary education (that is, the equivalent of New Zealand Forms 3 to 7 or years 9 to 13) at schools using English as the language of instruction;
completion of a course of at least 3 years duration leading to the award of a tertiary qualification at institutions using English as the language of instruction;
that the applicant holds General Certificate of Education (GCE) "A" Levels from Britain or Singapore with a minimum C pass (the passes must specifically include the subjects English Language or Literature, or Use of English);
that the applicant holds International Baccalaureate – full Diploma in English Medium;
that the applicant holds Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English – minimum C pass;
that the applicant holds Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations (HKALE) including a minimum C pass in Use of English;
that the applicant holds STPM 920 (Malaysia) – A or B pass in English Literature;
that the applicant holds University of Cambridge in collaboration with University of Malaya, General Certificate of English (GCE) "A" levels with a minimum C pass. The passes must specifically include the subjects English or General Paper;
that the applicant holds South African Matriculation Certificate, including a minimum D pass in English (Higher Grade);
that the applicant holds South African Senior Certificate, including a minimum D pass in English (Higher Grade), endorsed with the words 'matriculation exempt';
that the applicant holds a New Zealand Tertiary Entrance Qualification gained on completing the seventh form.
In any case, an immigration officer may require an applicant to provide an IELTS certificate in terms of paragraph (b)(i). In such cases, the IELTS certificate will be used to determine whether the applicant meets the minimum standard of English.

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

If you can show that your wife meets one of those criteria, she will be exempt from needing IELTS, but if there is no formal proof, she will have to do it or you will have to pre-purchase ESOL lessons for her.

[neysaryan]

Hello and welcome.

Immigration NZ has a set of hard standards for this.

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

If you can show that your wife meets one of those criteria, she will be exempt from needing IELTS, but if there is no formal proof, she will have to do it or you will have to pre-purchase ESOL lessons for her.

So can she take it later? I mean without any influence in my EOI result in this stage. because I wanna lodge the EOI by this week.

[JandM]

You'll probably get comments on this later, when NZ wakes up, from people who have gone by this route, in case I'm mistaken. But I THINK this should be all right. In general, your EOI makes certain statements about your situation, and once you're selected and sent an ITA, that is when you have to provide documents to prove what you have said in the EOI. So presumably, if your wife sets about going for the IELTS straight away, she should have it in hand by the time your ITA comes through.

[neysaryan]

You'll probably get comments on this later, when NZ wakes up, from people who have gone by this route, in case I'm mistaken. But I THINK this should be all right. In general, your EOI makes certain statements about your situation, and once you're selected and sent an ITA, that is when you have to provide documents to prove what you have said in the EOI. So presumably, if your wife sets about going for the IELTS straight away, she should have it in hand by the time your ITA comes through.

Thanks for your help