I can only guess too. The Business Migration Branch will look at things like audited accounts, extent to which financial forecasts made in the past were actually met. If there is sufficient growth to make it look like the business can afford/needs a new full-time post. This is a highly technical area and although I trained in ti and passed, I have not yet been down this pathway as an adviser. I think it would be worth talking directly to the Business Migration Branch in Wellington. At a meeting in London with one of their temam, they said they were happy to discuss technical "stuff". Good luck! Karen