The NZIS has published the January 27 figures for successful Expressions of Interest in the Skilled Migrant Category. This was the second draw of 2010.
A total of 543 Expressions of Interest – representing 1,202 people – were selected. These applicants will now undergo preliminary checks to decide whether an invitation to apply for residency will be issued.
446 out of the 543 applications were from people who already have job offers or a job.
EOIs were selected as follows:
- 376 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above;
- 119 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.
- 48 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 130 or more but less than 140, and included 15 points for work experience in an area of absolute skill shortage.
555 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) remain in the pool following the selection. While these EOIs satisfied the general requirements for NZ immigration, they did not meet the selection criteria applied on this occasion. They may potentially be selected in a future draw.
The 10 countries most people were selected from:
| Country | Selected EOI’s |
| UK | 18% |
| India | 14% |
| China | 9% |
| Philippines | 9% |
| Fiji | 8% |
| South Africa | 6% |
| South Korea | 4% |
| USA | 4% |
| Sri Lanka | 2% |
| Malaysia | 2% |
| Other Countries | 22% |