New Zealand Immigration News

Domestic Student Definition and the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment

Domestic Student Definition

Immigration New Zealand’s policy was updated on 14 September 2009 to reflect the removal of domestic student status for French and German postgraduate students. Note that French and German PhD students will continue to have domestic status in line with Government policy on domestic student status for all international PhD students.

List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment

Changes to the Hungary, Netherlands and United Kingdom lists within the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment is in effect from 5 October 2009.

Key changes include:

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Skilled Migrant Category – Recognised Qualifications

Changes to the recognition and evidence of qualifications under the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) effected from 25 May 2009.

Details of the upcoming policy changes are available now to enable those people intending to express interest under the SMC, those who have already submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI), and those people invited to apply for residence to make informed decisions about their EOI and/or subsequent residence application.

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