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Old 01-04-2008, 06:37 PM
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I would like to apply for residency through the Skilled Migrant category, which I know I will score enough points through, but know that I dont plan to be in my current career for much longer after arriving in New Zealand . I plan to do further study and/or change careers entirely. Will I be checked after my arrival to make sure I am still woking in my 'skilled' field? Let me know if anyone has any experince of this.
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Once you have permanent residency, you are supposed to remain in your skilled employment for at least 3 months. I don't know of anyone being checked on this, but you never know!
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Once you have permanent residency, you are supposed to remain in your skilled employment for at least 3 months.
Wouldn't this only apply if you gained extra points for a job offer and had to be seen to be at least attempting to make a go of the job rather than just using the offer to gain PR? A fair number of people get PR without having a job to go to so I reckon it might be a bit difficult trying to keep tabs on them once they were let loose in NZ.
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Yes, thats if you gained PR dependant on a job offer. My bad!
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I would like to apply for residency through the Skilled Migrant category, which I know I will score enough points through, but know that I dont plan to be in my current career for much longer after arriving in New Zealand . I plan to do further study and/or change careers entirely. Will I be checked after my arrival to make sure I am still woking in my 'skilled' field? Let me know if anyone has any experince of this.
Hi Becksly.
I have been in NZ 7 months now, and this is what I did. I got myself a job in my current industry, using my skill sets from my 9 years of experience in the UK. Through this I got PR as a skilled migrant. I sat this job out for 4 months, provided relevant information to immigration that I stayed in this job 3 months (as required), to lift my restrictions on my visa. I am now about to start a new job in a completely new industry now I have my PR with no restrictions.
I found this the easiest way, to ensure all ran smoothly. I wanted to change career ages ago, applying for jobs in NZ from the UK. However, they wouldn't give me a second glance without PR. However, in the industry I was in, employers were more interested, as I could bring a skill set and knowledge from Europe to the same industry in NZ.

Hope this makes sense, and good luck!!!
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Thanks guys,

I think I could stay in my job another three months, after getting PR. I just know I dont want to be in it forever!
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You never know, maybe a change of scenery and some new work collegues may shine a whole new light on your career and make you want to stick with it!
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