Hi,
How many bonus points will be given if partner's qualification is assessed as level 6 by NZQA and the qualification was completed outside NZ before 24 July 2011? 10 or 20?
Hi,
How many bonus points will be given if partner's qualification is assessed as level 6 by NZQA and the qualification was completed outside NZ before 24 July 2011? 10 or 20?
10. The twenty points are only available for a New Zealand qualification completed before that date. Operational manual http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/ SM17.5.
Hi Jand,
I need your expertise before I lodge an IQA with my partner's qualification.
EOI selected on 11 January 2012.
Partner's Qualification was taken on September 2000 (outside New Zealand)
PAR : Level 5
Based from below the manual ops, can I claim bonus points (10 or 20) ?
SM17.5 BONUS POINTS: PARTNER'S RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS (30/07/2011)
Recognised qualifications (see SM14.5) held by the partner of a principal applicant qualify for the following points:
Level on the New Zealand Qualification Framework
Points
Three - must be on the List of Qualifications Recognised as an Exception (SM14.10.10)
Four - must be recognised in SM14.10 (d) and (e)
Five
Six
10
Seven to 10
20
A partner's recognised qualification only qualifies for points under this provision if:
the partner is included in the application; and
the partner meets the English language requirements for principal applicants (see SM5.5); and
an immigration officer is satisfied that the principal applicant and their partner have been living together for 12 months or more in a partnership that is genuine and stable (see F2.10.1) and otherwise meets Partnership instructions (see F2.15).
Despite (a), if a partner of a principal applicant holds a recognised New Zealand qualification at levels three, four, five, and six on the NZQF, they will be eligible for 20 points if:
the qualification would have met the requirements for the award of points under the Skilled Migrant Category that was in effect on 24 July 2011; and
the qualification was completed before 25 July 2011 or they had commenced a course of study, resulting in the qualification for which they are claiming points, on 24 July 2011.
Effective 30/07/2011
Thanks
Jeremy
As in the answer to the previous poster, you can claim 10 points. The twenty points are only available for a New Zealand qualification completed before the date mentioned.