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Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Points Assessment

A documented six-point assessment under the Skilled Migrant Category, including the changes taking effect 24 August 2026.

From NZD $380 excluding GST · one round of amendments included
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About this service

What it is

The Skilled Migrant Category runs on a six-point framework, and the settings change on 24 August 2026. New Zealand-earned qualifications gain a point, levels 8 and 9 require a bachelor's degree, a New Zealand master's must involve at least 30 weeks of full-time study, and wage multiples run from 1.1x to 1.5x depending on the pathway. A five-month grace period creates a finite window in which existing positions need reassessing.

What the document contains

  • Points assessment across each of the six claimable points
  • Qualification and occupational registration analysis
  • Wage multiple analysis against the applicable pathway
  • Assessment under both current and 24 August 2026 settings
  • Evidence schedule listing what must be produced for each point claimed

What the instructions require

  • 6 points required for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category
  • New Zealand-earned qualifications gain +1 point from 24 August 2026
  • Levels 8 and 9 require a bachelor's; a NZ master's needs at least 30 weeks full-time study
  • Pathway wage multiples run 1.1x to 1.5x the SMC median
  • English test results valid 5 years for registered occupations

Summarised from Immigration New Zealand instructions current at publication. Instructions change — confirm the current position before relying on any figure.

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From NZD $380 ex GST

  • Standard10–12 working days$380
  • Priority5–7 working days$475
  • Urgent2 working days$570

Indicative only. Send the file and we confirm a fixed fee and delivery date in writing before any work begins.

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Everything we need to write your Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Points Assessment, in one form. Fields marked * are required. Nothing starts until we confirm scope, a fixed fee and a delivery date.

Indicative priceFrom NZD $380excluding GST · one round of amendments included
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Your details

If Immigration New Zealand or a tribunal has set a deadline, give us that date and tell us in the notes below.

Turnaround

How quickly do you need it? *

Working days from the day we confirm scope and fee in writing, not from the day you submit this form. If Immigration New Zealand has set you a date, tell us in the notes and we will work back from it.

The applicant

Employment

Do you hold NZ occupational registration?

Qualifications and English

Was any qualification earned in New Zealand?
Has NZQA assessed the qualification?

Household and EOI

Billing

Documents

Each document is sent to us as soon as you choose it, so there is no wait at the end. Single documents up to 60 MB are fine. Helpful for this service: Qualification certificates and transcripts, any NZQA assessment, the employment agreement, recent payslips, occupational registration, and English test results.

Your quote
Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Points Assessment$380
Total$380 NZD

Indicative, based on what you have selected. We confirm it in writing before any work starts, and tell you first if your matter needs something outside this scope. Excludes GST and any Immigration New Zealand or Tribunal fees.

A PayPal payment link, a credit or debit card link, or a bank transfer invoice is sent within one business day of the quote being confirmed — whichever you prefer.

Submitting this form does not create an engagement. We reply with scope, a fixed fee and a delivery date, and work begins only once you confirm.

Who it is for

Who orders a Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Points Assessment

Applicants considering residence, and advisers screening a file.

When it is needed

What usually prompts it

Someone asks whether they qualify for residence, or the 24 August 2026 changes affect them.

Typical turnaround: 2–3 working days

How it works

From enquiry to delivered document

The same four steps on every file, whether it is a $155 translation or a $2,900 investor submission.

  1. 1

    Send us the file

    Complete the intake form on this page, or e-mail what you have. Upload the documents you already hold — we will tell you what is missing rather than guess.

  2. 2

    We confirm scope and a fixed fee

    Within one business day you get the scope, a fixed fee and a delivery date in writing. Nothing starts until you accept. The fee does not move afterwards.

  3. 3

    We write the document

    Drafted from your evidence, to the standard the assessor works to, with every figure sourced and nothing asserted that the evidence does not support.

  4. 4

    One revision included

    Tell us what needs to change and we revise once at no charge. Most files never need it, and it is there so you are never stuck with a document that does not fit.

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Questions

What clients ask about this service

Is this the residence application?

No — it's the assessment. It tells you whether the points are there and what evidence you'd need. The application itself is your adviser's work.

What changes in August 2026?

New Zealand-earned qualifications gain a point, levels 8 and 9 need a bachelor's, a NZ master's needs at least 30 weeks of full-time study, and wage multiples run 1.1× to 1.5×. There's a five-month grace period.

I'm over 55.

There's an age limit on this category. We'll tell you plainly rather than take the fee.

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Zeolla Solutions NZ provides documentation, copywriting, research and translation services only. We are not licensed immigration advisers and we are not lawyers. We do not provide immigration advice, we do not assess eligibility, we do not recommend visa pathways, and we do not represent any person in dealings with Immigration New Zealand. Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, immigration advice in relation to New Zealand may only be provided by a licensed immigration adviser, a New Zealand lawyer, or a person who is exempt. Documents we prepare are written from information supplied to us and are provided for the client and their licensed adviser or lawyer to review, settle and rely on as they see fit. If you need immigration advice, engage a licensed immigration adviser or a New Zealand lawyer. The Immigration Advisers Authority maintains a public register at iaa.govt.nz.