The New Zealand Immigration Service has released the January 17 figures for successful expressions of interest in the Skilled Migrant Category.
EOIs were selected as follows:
- 730 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above.
- 123 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 100 or more but less than 140, and included points for offers of skilled employment or current skilled employment in New Zealand.
A total of 853 applications - representing 1,908 people - were selected. These applicants will now undergo preliminary checks.
736 out of the 853 applications were from people who already have job offers or a job.
The 10 countries most people were selected from:
| Country | Selected EOI’s |
| UK | 22% |
| China | 22% |
| India | 10% |
| Philippines | 9% |
| South Africa | 8% |
| USA | 4% |
| Fiji | 3% |
| Malaysia | 3% |
| Ireland | 2% |
| South Korea | 2% |
| Other Countries | 17% |