Originally Posted by
KJS2020
I checked the thread and it appears as if the CO assessing your EOI did so incorrectly, as suggested by others. I can also see that your EOI was challenged and accepted. May I ask in what grounds you challenged them ones? As his qual is from New Zealand and is a level 7, it would most definitely meet the LQEA and be accepted as a level 7 qualification. The ANZSCO education requirement for a skill level 1 occupation is not restricted to a bachelor's degree.
Hi KJS2020,
I believe I was a victim of what is termed as "Extreme Vetting", I found out that if you can get a membership letter from ITPNZ it can substitute the need for a bachelors degree and that's how I got my EOI accepted back again.
I was equally baffled by the decision which effectively put me behind the queue by 10 months.
I also raised an FYI request to find out how many applicants might have been rejected on the same ground but unfortunately, my FYI request also got declined with a response that it would require substantial manual review.
https://fyi.org.nz/request/13477/res...aab%200301.pdf
I hope this gets clarified and more people don't have to face an unjust and unclear requirement.