Skilled Migrant Category - Expression of Interest Selection – 9th March 2011

March 10, 2011


The following EOIs were selected from the pool for validation on 9th March 2011:

371 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above:
324 with job offer
47 without job offer

67 EOIs 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.

65 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.

45 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 115 or more but less than 140, and included 10 bonus points for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage.

(A total of 548 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