Hello,
I am currently working in New Zealand since October 2016 as a Senior IT Consultant on Work to Residence Visa (Talent Accredited Employer) & I am planning to apply for the SMC Resident Visa and need some inputs before I start the process
Here are my details:
Qualification: Masters of commerce(part time course)|Bachelor of commerce from Mumbai University, India| Software Engineering (GNIIT) Diploma from NIIT Ltd Mumbai, India
Total Experience: 9.7 years
NZ Experience: <12 months
ICT Code: 261313 Software Engineer
Salary NZD: >90k
As per the above given work experience & qualification, I believe I can claim the points as given below. I need to know what all assessments (NZQA and KA02) & documents would be needed if I am claiming the below given points:
Age:32 | Points:25 | Documentation: Passport or Birth certificate
Skilled Employment: ( Do I need to do KA02 to claim points as given below?)
I'm already working in skilled employment in New Zealand < Less than 12 months: Points 50 | Documentation: NZ Employment offer, Roles & Responsibilities letter, Previous experience roles & responsibilities letter, qualification
I work in a future growth area: Points 10 | Documentation: employment :Offer of employment
I work in an area of absolute shortage: Points 10 | Documentation: Same as above
Qualification:
I have a recognized qualification: Level 7 | Points:50 |Documentation: Mark sheets of Bachelor of commerce and course transcripts |Assessment: NZQA
Work Experience:
I have a work experience that is relevant to employment: 8 years | Points : 25 | Documentation: Previous employment roles & responsibilities letter, offer letter, relieving letter
I have work experience in a future growth area that's relevant to my skilled employment: 6 years or more | Points: 15 | Documentation: Same as above?
I have work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage : 6 years or more | Points: 15 pts| Documentation Sames as above?
Total Points : 200 ?
Can I claim all these points or should I stick to 160 to avoid additional assessments and save time on processing the visa?
Can I apply for NZQA and parallelly apply for EOI with the reference to NZQA or should I wait? Do I have to apply for KA02 IPENZ or I can claim some of the points without applying for it?
I am trying to avoid IPENZ if I can to save time and of course money