Skilled Migration: Intake
Eligibility review & intake
How RTNZ moves you from tools and reading into Check Eligibility and strategy sessions: structured, honest, and outcome-neutral.
- SMC, Green List, and AEWV context
- Evidence-led occupation framing
- Structured next steps before filing
Eligibility review is RTNZ's structured handoff from public guidance into profile review. It is not a pre-approval, not a visa decision, and not a promise. Its purpose is to organise the facts so the next conversation is useful.
Audience: Applicants who have read the route pages, used one or more tools, and are ready to present a coherent skilled migration brief for review.
What the review is for
The review helps organise route family, employment evidence, qualification or registration issues, family facts, health and character flags, prior visa history, and document gaps before deeper advice or implementation work begins.
What it is not
It is not an official eligibility decision and it does not replace regulated advice where that is required. Tools and public pages support orientation. A real case decision needs current sources and human judgement.
Why structured intake matters
Unstructured emails usually miss dates, dependants, refusals, employer facts, pay details, or registration issues. A structured intake prevents the wrong route conversation from starting too early.
When a strategy session fits better
Book Strategy Session when the question is not just whether one route exists, but how to choose between routes, manage timing, protect the household plan, or handle a complex history.
Readiness
- Bring one timeline covering study, work, visas, refusals, travel, and family changes.
- List the route pages and tools you used before submitting the review.
- Identify which documents are ready, missing, inconsistent, or dependent on official checks.
- Use Check Eligibility or Book Strategy Session when you are ready to share enough facts for a meaningful review.
FAQ
Common questions
No. It describes RTNZ's structured intake process. Eligibility depends on current instructions, evidence, and case-specific review.
Prepare your work history, qualifications, employer details, family facts, visa history, refusals if any, and the route or tool results you are relying on.
Book a strategy session when the matter involves route choice, timing, employer complexity, family sequencing, prior refusals, or several possible pathways.
Ready for structured intake?
Check Eligibility captures the profile RTNZ needs before deeper work. Book Strategy Session when you need a live conversation across employer timing, dependants, or competing visa classes.
Related pages
Trust and tool boundaries
Intake stays structured
This page explains sequencing. Tools and support pages should have already given you onward links. Intake stays on Check Eligibility and Book Strategy Session.
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