Originally Posted by
zednic20
Hi Tatton and JandM
CO will most likely to give JSV (job search visa) to candidate because he doesn't have a job offer while applying for SMC. Is this true?
No, it's not true. Anyone without a job offer, applying under SMC, is going to get interviewed by the CO, and the interview is to let the CO evaluate their knowledge of NZ, preparedness to settle into NZ life, and therefore, critically, their EMPLOYABILITY. Here's a link to the official list of requirements.
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/i43652.htm
If they look well prepared, so an employer is likely to get a good impression when they apply for a job, the applicant will get Residence. If the CO has their doubts, then that is when the SMC JSV is offered - we say, brutally, it's the 'we don't think you can do it, but here's one chance to prove us wrong' visa.