S1.11 Residual Quota Places Policy (27/02/2006)

1. If the annual quota of places available under the Samoan Quota Scheme is not filled by applicants drawn from the ballot, INZ will, for the purpose of filling remaining places, call for residence applications within a specified period from persons who:
   1. are Samoan citizens (having been born in Samoa or born overseas to a Samoan citizen who was born in Samoa); and
   2. are in New Zealand at the time applications are called for under this policy; and
   3. are lawfully in New Zealand at the time their application for residence is made; and
   4. have an acceptable offer of employment or have a partner, included in the application, who has an acceptable offer of employment (see S1.10.5); and
   5. are aged between 18 and 45 inclusive; and
   6. meet a minimum level of English language ability (see S1.10.20); and
   7. meet the minimum income requirement (see S1.10.15) if they have dependants; and
   8. meet health and character requirements.
2. Partners or dependent children accepted under the Quota must meet health requirements policy (see A4).
3. Partners and dependent children accepted under the Quota must meet character requirements (see A5).
4. Applications will only be accepted if sent to the designated receiving office in New Zealand on the form Application for Residence in New Zealand (NZIS 1000).
5. Applications that are lodged in the prescribed manner (that meet all mandatory lodgement requirements) will be processed in the order in which they are received.
6. Applicants who meet the criteria specified in (a) to (d) above will be granted residence.
7. All applications received that have not been decided at the time that all the remaining places from the annual quota have been filled will be treated as lapsed.

Effective 27/02/2006