Become a New Zealand Skilled Immigrant

Sync Visas is one of the reliable New Zealand immigration agents in Dubai with a focus on helping migrants understand the procedures and processes of migration as well as supporting and representing them on all fronts as it is required during their visa application process. Often, some of our clients ask what the different is between skilled employment and recognized relevant work experience. This article is meant to shed light on this.

The term Skilled Employment may also be used interchangeably with recognized relevant work experience. However they also may mean two different things. These are terms that are mainly used in resident visa instructions. Let’s take a look at the differences.

Resident Visa

Skilled Employment

In the context of Resident visas, skilled employment refers to an employment that is endorsed by a New Zealand employer as skilled or a current work with a New Zealand employer that is categorized as skilled. This means that your employer is the determinant as to whether you have required skills or not. Immigration New Zealand makes use of a set of Skilled Occupations and there is a description that follows each occupation. You are seen as skilled if your occupation and skills matches the description attached to the occupation in the list. Also, you must have gained some kind of relevant work experience in this occupation and this is judged by:

-          Completion of recognized relevant qualification; or a

-          Recognized relevant work experience; or

-          Completion of recognized qualifications and work experience

There are basically five skill levels and occupations 1, 2 and 3 are the only ones seen as skilled for the purposes of resident visas. If your occupation is not on the list of Skilled Occupations, you are not qualified.

Relevant Work Experience

A work experience is classified as relevant if:

-          The experience is useful in the employment being offered; and/or

-          The employment would probably not have been offered to you or the job description wouldn’t have been possible for you to fulfill without such experience

Recognized Work Experience

A work experience is said to be recognized and points are issued for it if:

-          The experience is relevant to the skilled employment in New Zealand

-          It is relevant to the educational qualification

-          It is a required experience to gain specialist or technical or managerial positions and experience relevant to the occupation

So do you have a relevant or recognized work experience? The first step to knowing that is consulting with New Zealand immigration consultants in Dubai. An assessment will be carried out on your profile which includes your educational background and work experience. This will be weighed against New Zealand work standards and against a chosen occupation on the Skilled Occupation List. This is something you may not be able to do by yourself, this is why you need immigration consultants UAE to help you.

SYNC VISAS

Sync Visas, one of the best visa companies in Dubai. You do not need to struggle, allow us do the assessment and the documentation for you and your chances of success would have been trebled. Why don’t you fill up our free online assessment form? One of our immigration consultant Dubai agents will get back to you to discuss your eligibility and answer other questions you may have.