Hello People,
Thanks for allowing me to post this here. I am on a work visa and its been 6months since I am working as a Civil Engineering Technician in a construction company in Auckland CBD. Although I studied a Grad dip in Construction Management (which is a level 7 qualification), I still hold a Bachelors in Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Let me get to the point here, I was landing up to 160 points which is the current selection of points for EOI's by Immigration. But now when I called the immigration, they said I cant claim 10 points for (Do you have a qualification in Absolute Skill Shortage), which is my Bachelors in Engineering. Although It is assessed by NZQA as a Level 7 Bachelors degree in NZQF, I called them and they said you need to have a more specialised degree and you can get it from IPENZ. I understand this, but in the LTSSL for a civil engineering technician, The qualification requirement is listed in the 3rd column as follows.
Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)
- A diploma at NZQF Level 6, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 240 credits, which includes the knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil) (Level 6)
- A Washington Accord or Sydney Accord accredited undergraduate (initial) engineering degree in Civil Engineering (listed - see Note 3)
- A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from IPENZ certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer status in New Zealand
- NZ registration in the field of Civil Engineering as a Chartered Professional Engineer or as an Engineering Technologist by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
So from my understanding, it should be one of the above and I still hold my Bachelors of Engineering (Civil Engineering) and it is assessed by NZQF. Why do they say I cant claim points for those? Can anyone please advise on that so that It will be very useful? Because it is just those 10 points that I lag which is stopping me from applying for a SMC visa???
Thank you,
Regards,
Syed Jaffer