Skilled Migrant Category
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will restart
selecting Expressions of Interests (EOI) that have
been already lodged under the Skilled Migrant Category
(SMC) and new SMC EOIs lodged on or before 9
November 2022.
The initial selection on 9 November 2022 will have a 160 point
threshold.
A second selection will be completed on 18 January 2023 and will
be assessed under a 180 point threshold. After 18 January 2023, a
EOI selection will be completed on the third Wednesday of every
month.
After June 2023, INZ have indicated that they will introduce a
new points system.
Parent Category
Selections of already submitted Parent Resident Visa EOIs will
also recommence with an initial selection on 14 November 2022 with
subsequent selections every 3 months after the initial
selection.
