Under the Skilled Migrant Category principal applicants are eligible for:
55 points for a qualification assessed as level nine or ten on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications (the Register).
50 points for a qualification assessed as level five, six, seven, or eight on the Register.
50 points for a level four qualification included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment, if the requirements specified in that list are met.
50 points for a qualification individually assessed by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) as level four on the Register, if:
- the qualification is relevant to an occupation listed at Part B or Part C of the List of Skilled Occupations; and
- the qualification is assessed as comparable to a New Zealand National Certificate.
50 points for a level three qualification included in the List of Qualifications Recognised as an Exception, if the requirements specified in that list are met.
You can find out if you need to get your qualification individually assessed by the NZQA by checking our List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment.