I am Indian and working at Singapore. Today new NZ SMC point system is opened.
- I have 160 points and submitted my SMC application through online and paid 530 NZ through credit card. As per the new system, if every thing goes well, I will get the Job Search visa for 1 year.
- Looks like overall application processing time (visa stamping on passport) will take around 6 to 8 months. ( Stage 1 - 4 to 6 weeks, Stage 2 - 4 months, visa stamping - 2 months).
- Qualification assessment is completed with NZQA. I and my wife have the IQA reports.
- I and my wife cleared English language test with above 6.5 band.
- I think major thing is pending from my end is getting police clearance certificates. I have to get PCC certificates from three countries.
- I don't have birth certificate. So I got the "No record of Birth' certificate from Municipality.
- medicals
- Check list from my previous post - https://www.enz.org/forum/showthread...ht=#post550486
Please let me know if I have missed any points/tasks in the above list. I want to focus on those pending items in my free time. That will helps save time at stage 2 and reduce some load on me.
-> Age -----(20-39)----------English PTE - 62--------------------------------------------------------- 30
-> Qualification (Msc - Computers - NZQA - IQA done - awarded level 9---------------------------- 70
-> Work Experience 10+ as (ACS assessment - 261311-Analyst Programmer)---------------------- 50
-> Spouse (Btech Engineering -NZQA - IQA done - awarded level 7 + English(IELTS- 7.0) ) ---- 10
-> -----------------------------------------------------------Total Points -------------------------------160