Skilled Migrant Category - Expression of Interest Selection – 26th January 2011

January 27, 2011


The following EOIs were selected from the pool for validation on 26th January 2011:

416 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above:
361 with job offer
55 without job offer

71EOIs were selected that had a points total of 100 or more but less than 140, and included points for offers of skilled employment or current skilled jobs in New Zealand. 58 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 100 or more but less than 140, and included 15 bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage.14 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 135 or more but less than 140, and included 10 bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage.(A total of 559 EOIs were therefore selected)Conclusion: Leaving aside the EOIs in areas of Absolute Skills Shortage, only 11% of applicants managed to achieve the selection point without a job offer. Thus,89% of ordinary applicants needed a job offer to qualify. Clearly, getting a job is of paramount importance to your application, which is where our Jobsearch Programme is best placed to help