Hi Folks,

I've been in NZ for a while. I came here on a working holiday visa then upgraded to a work visa and now my partner and I are thinking of going for Permanency. However the problems is this, when I applied for my working visa (2011) I used my degree from my university, but since then the university has been removed from the exemptions list. So by my understanding I will need to apply to the NZQA for an assessment. I don't really want to pay $700+ to do this.

I then checked the technical and vocational qualifications section and it just lists the qualification and dates with no mention of places (and my course is there). So am I right in thinking that means the rules and points are for all colleges etc?

If I use my HND I get 170 points, and the degree only gets me an extra 10points and costs an extra $700 dollars.

Just would like clarification that I'm reading the situation right.

Cheers