Hi,
Based on below instruction, am i right to say once i am invited to apply from an EOI submitted i will be granted a 1 year work visa ?
WK3.20.10 Determining an Essential Skills work visa application where an applicant is awaiting a Skilled Migrant Category decision
- Despite WK3.1 (a)(ii), an applicant may be granted an Essential Skills work visa, valid for 1 year without an immigration officer being satisfied that there are no New Zealand citizens or residence class visa holders available to do the work offered if:
- they currently hold a temporary work visa; and
- they have applied for an Essential Skills work visa to continue working in the role they currently hold; and
- they meet all other requirements of Essential Skills work visa instructions; and
- they have been issued an Invitation to Apply under the Skilled Migrant Category and retain the ability to apply (see SM3.1), or have made an application for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category and that application has not yet been completed; and
- their Expression of Interest was selected in part on the basis of points claimed for skilled employment in the role they currently hold.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/#66937.htm