R6.10 Points systems 26/03/2002)

Applications in the General Skills and Investor categories are assessed under a points system.

R6.10.1 Fail marks

1. In order to qualify for residence, principal applicants in the General Skills and Investor categories must first exceed an automatic fail mark under a points system and also meet the passmark current at the time the application is made.
2. The General Skills Category fail mark is 24 points, and principal applicants who score 24 points or below must be declined.
3. The Investor Category fail mark is 11 points, and principal applicants who score 11 points or below must be declined.

R6.10.5 Passmarks

1. The passmark for General Skills Category applications will be revised on a quarterly basis.
2. The passmark applying to a General Skills Category application is the passmark applying to the three month period in which the application is made.
3. If no new passmark is promulgated for a particular quarter, the passmark for that quarter will be the same as the passmark for the previous quarter.
4. The passmark for the General Skills Category for the period 1 April 2002 to 30 June 2002 is 25 points.
5. The passmark for the Investor Category within the Skilled/Business stream is 12 points.
6. Applications with a points allocation equal to, or greater than, the passmark, which have met health and character requirements policy, are eligible to be approved in principle subject to other policy requirements being met.

Note: The quarterly periods referred to in R6.10.5(a) are periods of three calendar months, starting on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October.

R6.10.10 Programmed approvals

1. The passmark for General Skills Category applications is calculated to enable the Skilled/Business stream allocation to be approximately met.
2. The passmark for a particular quarter (three monthly period) is determined by the Minister of Immigration. The NZIS will provide the Minister with advice that includes NZIS estimates of the number of approvals expected in the following year under different passmark settings.

Note: It is intended that any change to the passmark will be promulgated in policy at least 20 working days in advance of the effective date of the change.

Effective 26/03/2002