The NZIS has published the January 11 figures for successful Expressions of Interest in the Skilled Migrant Category. This was the first draw of 2012.
A total of 643 Expressions of Interest – representing 1,337 people – were selected. These applicants will now undergo preliminary checks to decide whether an invitation to apply for residency will be issued.
525 out of the 1,337 applications were from people who already have job offers or a job.
EOIs were selected as follows:
- 536 EOIs were selected that had a points total of 140 or above;
- 107 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.
1138 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 |
| India | 22% |
| UK | 15% |
| Philippines | 11.2% |
| China | 9.5% |
| Fiji | 4.5% |
| USA | 4.2% |
| South Africa | 3.3% |
| Malaysia | 2.0% |
| South Korea | 1.9% |
| Japan | 1.7% |
| Other Countries | 25% |