Skilled Migration — Readiness

Skilled evidence checklist

A calm cross-route checklist for identity, employment substance, pay, and registration—before structured intake or filing commitments.

  • SMC, Green List, and AEWV context
  • Evidence-led occupation framing
  • Structured next steps before filing

A calm, cross-route checklist for skilled bundles: identity, employment, pay, duties, registration, and household consistency. It does not replace case-specific legal advice.

Audience: Anyone moving from exploration to structured filing preparation across SMC, Green List, or employer-backed work routes.

Orientation only—confirm every material fact against Immigration New Zealand instructions and your evidence bundle.

Identity and history

Passports, names, and travel history should read as one timeline. Resolve spelling drift across employers and degrees early.

Employment substance

Offer letters, contracts, position descriptions, and references should describe the same duties—not competing versions.

Pay realism

Cross-border payroll quirks are normal; explain them once, consistently, in the bundle narrative.

Registration and qualifications

If a gate might exist, include authority correspondence or a clear plan—not assumptions.

Readiness

  • Run relevant tools (Green List Checker, trackers) before finalising order of documents.
  • Create a cover map: one page listing exhibits and what each proves.
  • Book Check Eligibility when the bundle is coherent enough for structured intake.

FAQ

Common questions

  • No. It highlights common failure points. Your visa class may require additional exhibits.

Structured next steps

Check Eligibility captures your profile for review; Book Strategy Session is for a live conversation when timing or household facts need sorting.

Related pages

Then structured intake

When the checklist reads honestly for your situation, Check Eligibility is the public next step; Book Strategy Session when conversation beats forms.

Premium brief

The 60/40 gated strategy

How we split your next quarter between role-substance evidence and employer–residence positioning—available in full after eligibility review.

Members

How we weight occupation alignment against visa sequencing

Skilled pathways turn on technical clarity. The 60/40 framework balances ANZSCO-grade duty capture with accredited-employer and residence timing—so job titles, pay evidence, and registration gates stay coherent under INZ review.

  • Green List tier logic vs staged work-to-residence where both appear viable
  • Registration and provisional practice relative to lawful work start
  • RFI-prone evidence gaps for cross-border careers from Pakistan, UAE, and KSA

Unlock the full 60/40 playbook—mapped to your role and timeline

Start with a structured eligibility view. We only open detailed strategy where there is a realistic path—no generic PDFs.

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