S1.11 Residual Quota Places Policy (15/11/2004)

1. If the annual quota of places available under the Samoan Quota is not filled by applicants drawn from the ballot, the NZIS will call for residence applications from applicants 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 lawfully in New Zealand at the time their application for residence is made; and
   3. 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
   4. are aged between 18 and 45 inclusive; and
   5. meet a minimum level of English language ability (see S1.10.15); and
   6. meet the minimum income requirement (see S1.10.10) if they have dependants; and
   7. 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. If more applications are received than there are places to fill, the additional applications will be accepted and processed first if there are further places to fill in a subsequent period.

Effective 15/11/2004