Identified Future Growth Area

Source: Immigration New Zealand

Industries in identified future growth areas offer New Zealand considerable opportunity to increase its prosperity. Currently we recognise three broad areas: biotechnology, information communications technology, and creative industries.

You can qualify for points if you can prove your employment in New Zealand is in one of these areas.

1. As future growth areas are identified they will be listed in this provision. For the purposes of this policy, currently identified future growth areas are as follows:
* Biotechnology
* Information Communications Technology
* Creative industries (Advertising, Software & Computing Services, Publishing, TV and Radio, Film and Video, Architecture, Design, Designer Fashion, Music and Performing Arts, Visual Arts).

2. Skilled employment in one of the identified future growth areas set out above will only qualify for points if the principal applicant* provides confirmation from their employer, and an immigration or visa officer is satisfied, that their current employment or offer of employment is in one of those identified future growth areas.

Recognised work experience in an identified future growth area qualifies for points if:

1. the principal applicant* has points for current skilled employment or an offer of skilled employment in an identified future growth area and
2. the experience is relevant to that employment.

Recognised work experience in an identified future growth area only qualifies for bonus points if the principal applicant* provides evidence that satisfies a visa or immigration officer that their work experience meets the requirements of SM13.10 above.

Qualifications in an identified future growth area

Recognised qualification(s) in an identified future growth area only qualify for points if:

1. the principal applicant* has points for current skilled employment or an offer of skilled employment in an identified future growth area and
2. the qualification is relevant to that employment.

Relevance of qualification(s) to skilled employment in an identified future growth area

A recognised qualification is relevant to skilled employment in an area of identified future growth if a visa or immigration officer is satisfied that:

1. the major subject area of the recognised qualification is directly applicable to skilled employment in an identified future growth area that qualifies for points and
2. the skilled employment is in an occupation for which that qualification is a core requirement.

Evidence

Recognised qualifications in an identified future growth area only qualify for points if the principal applicant* provides evidence that satisfies a visa or immigration officer that the qualification(s) meets the requirements above.

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