Summary of Terms


Summary of Terms Index

This section of the guide will help you understand the terms we have used in the form and in the explanations in the guide.  We have also included key extracts from New Zealand immigration policy, which you may find helpful in clarifying our specific requirements.

Acceptable business

Acceptable investment

Acceptable standard of health

acceptableinvestmentaimp

Active investment

Additional Selection Criteria

Adult sibling/Adult child

Agent

Approval in principle

Area of absolute skills shortage

Backpackers

Basic New Zealand qualification

Basic rules for business experience

Benefiting New Zealand

Birth certificate

Bonus points

Border cash report

Bush

Business enterprise

Business experience

Centre of Gravity

Character requirement for partners supporting partnership-based temporary entry applications

Character requirements

Cities and Territorial Authorities

Citizenship

Close family in New Zealand

Comparable labour market

Competent user of English

Conditions of work visas and permits

Consultant or agent

Custody of children

Customary adoption

Dependent children

Dependent relative - Refugee Family Support Category

Deported

Distance learning

Domestic student

Domiciled

Drug trafficking

EDANZ

Education institution

Education provider

Eligible sponsor

Employability and capacity building factors

Employer Representative

Employer Type

Employment outside Auckland

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

English language competence

English language requirements

English language requirements (partner and dependent children)

English speaking background

ESOL

ESOL training

Evidence

Evidence of business record and financial position

Evidence of funds

Evidence of relationship

Evidence of training your business provides to New Zealand employees

Exceptional talent

Express purpose

Expression of Interest form

Expression of Interest Pool

Expunged criminal records

False or misleading information

Family

Family member - Refugee Family Support Category

Flat

Foundation programmes

Full fee-paying student

Full Industry List

Full Occupational List

Full occupational registration

Full time employment

Full time study

GDP

Genuine and stable relationship

Genuine application for a visa or permit

Genuine offer of employment

Genuine visitor/tourist

Going concern

Good character

Good character - residence

Grandparents and Legal Guardians

Health requirements

Health requirements for residence in NZ

Health requirements for temporary entry to New Zealand (Students, Workers and Visitors)

HIV/AIDS risk countries

Horticulture and viticulture

Identified future growth area

IELTS certificate

Immediate family

Immediate family - Refugee Family Support Category

Immigration Adviser

Industry New Zealand

Intention to work

International English Language Testing System

Investor Category points system

Issuing authority

Kiwis/Kiwi

Labour market test

Law enforcement agency

Legal adoption

Legal guardian

Legally earned or acquired

Legally earned or acquired

Length of Course

License conditions

Limited Purpose Visa

List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment

List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment

Long term appointment

Long Term Skill Shortage List

Low TB risk country

Managed funds

Management experience

Market rate

Medical and X-ray certificate

Medical certificate

Meeting employment and immigration laws

Migrant Levy

Minimum standard of English

Minimum threshold

Ministry of Education

NASDAQ

National repute

Nationality

New Zealand employer

New Zealand Occupational Registration Bodies

New Zealand qualifications

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications

New Zealand Resident

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise

Non-principal applicant

NZAID funding

Occupational registration

October 2000 Transitional Policy

OECD

Offer of employment

Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Schemes

Ongoing and sustainable employment

Onshore unlicensed adviser

Ordinarily resident in NZ

Organisation Details

Owned by you or jointly

Part time study

Partner

Partnership

Partnership requirements

Passport

People trafficking

Personal Details

Place of work

Points

Police certificates

Polytechnic

Position Owner

Post-graduate New Zealand qualification

Potential Skilled Migrant

Potentially prejudicial information

Pre Assessment Result

Principal Applicant

Prison terms

Private training establishment

Provisional occupational registration

Qualifications Assessment Report

Quarantine

Quota under Pacific Access Category

Recognised groups and denominations

Recognised postgraduate qualification

Recognised qualification

Recognised Qualification - Two years

Recognised work experience

Register of Quality Assured Qualifications

Registration (full or provisional)

Relevant New Zealand employment law

Removal Order

Residence visa or permit

Residential property development

Retained acceptable investment

Returning Resident's Visa

Revoke

Revoked visas and permits

Risk factors for TB

Samoan Quota Scheme

Section 11

Section 129U of the immigration act

Section 18A of the Immigration Act

Section 7(1) of the Immigration Act

Seeking New Zealand workers

Selection Point

Self-employed

Semi-active investment

Settlement and Contribution Requirements

Short term appointment

Skill Profile

Skilled employment

Skilled migrant

SMC changes

Sole carer - Refugee Family Support Category

Special case

Sponsor

Sponsorship

Study extramurally

TEC/Tertiary Education Commission

Technicians and associate professionals

Temporary Chest X-ray certificate

Temporary visa

Tertiary

Tertiary Education Commission

test

TOEFL

Trading bank

Tramping

Travel document

UN Sanctions

Unconditional residence

Unions and Professional Associations

Verification

Visa and Permit

Visa Free Countries

Wananga

Work experience

Work experience in New Zealand

Work to Residence

Work visa or permit