Originally Posted by
Rease
Hi, Francisco -- just curious what ever came of your application -- did you submit documents backing up your previous work experience?
We did not have any mention of documents needed for our work experience in our checklist either, however, this is listed in the INZ 1105 Application for Residence Guide as of Feb 2018, which was sent to us in our ITA:
COMPLETING SECTION G: SKILLED WORK EXPERIENCE
You may gain points for skilled work experience. Bonus points may be awarded for:
• skilled work experience in New Zealand
• skilled work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage
For more information, you may need to refer to the descriptions or definitions of the terms in the Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest Guide (INZ 1101).
I have skilled work experience, but I don’t have skilled employment in
New Zealand, and my work experience is not in an area of absolute skills shortage
If you do not have current skilled employment in New Zealand or an offer of skilled employment in New Zealand, or if your work experience is not in an area of absolute skills shortage, you can only be awarded points for skilled work experience if you can show that your work experience was gained in a comparable labour market.
What evidence do I need to prove I have skilled work experience?
To gain points for work experience you will need to submit documents that provide all the details below. You may need to submit several documents for one job to show all of the following information:
• the position(s) you held; and
• the dates you held the position(s); and
• whether your employment in the position(s) was full-time (ie based on a 30-hour week) or part-time (ie based on less than a 30-hour week); and
• the name and address of your employer(s); and
• a description of your role and the tasks you undertook.
There are a number of documents that may show the information we need before we make a decision on your application. You could submit the following documents as evidence for all the information required and listed above.
• References on company letterhead. • Pay slips.
• Job specifications.
• Tax records.
• Letters of appointment. • Contracts.
• Job assessments.
If necessary, we may need to ask you, or your previous employers, for further information or documents before making a decision on your application.
You will also need to provide evidence of how you were qualified for your skilled work experience by prior training or experience.
Evidence of my skilled work experience in New Zealand
If you want to claim bonus points for skilled work experience in New Zealand, you will need to provide the general evidence that demonstrates skilled employment and the location of your job in New Zealand.
Evidence of skilled work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage
You may be able to claim bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skills shortage, if:
• your work experience was in an occupation included on the Long Term Skill Shortage List; and
• it meets the specifications for that occupation as laid out in the Long Term Skill Shortage List; and
• you are suitably qualified by training and/or experience to do that work; and
• you had occupational registration while gaining the work experience if occupational registration was required in the country where the work occurred.
You can show you meet the above requirements by providing us with the following evidence.
• Employment references which confirm:
• previous employment in an occupation included in the Long Term Skill Shortage List; and
• that you meet the specifications listed in the Long Term Skill Shortage List (if applicable); and • previous work experience that enabled you to do that work (if required); and
• qualifications demonstrating you meet the specifications included in the Long Term Skill Shortage List (if applicable) and that you were qualified (if required) for that work; and
• occupational registration certificates if you required registration.
Hi Rease
We decided that we would commit only the items listed. I already have all the documents ready from my previous employers just in case they ask for it, but I didn't send them with the ITA.
My philosophy is that sometimes less is more, and I am sure that if they made a mistake on the checklist they will let me know really quickly.
We also took this decision based on that even without my work experience we had enough points to cover 160.
Cheers.