Is this a visa eligibility decision?

No. It suggests which route family to read first and where to deepen your planning. Only a full assessment against current instructions can determine eligibility.

Why might my alternate route differ from the primary?

Households often span study, work, and partner threads. The alternate is a reminder to keep credible secondary narratives from contradicting your main file.

How does the skilled-pathway routing question work?

It sends you to the Points-based, Skilled Work Experience, or Trades & Technician assessor that best matches your self-reported starting signal. It does not establish occupation eligibility, points, qualifying work, or residence eligibility.

What if I disagree with the suggestion?

Use it as a sorting device, not a label. Check Eligibility captures nuance that a short wizard cannot.

Tools — Pathway Finder

Pathway Finder

A short advisory flow that suggests which route family to explore first—Study, Skilled Migration, Family & Visitor, or Future Strategy—based on your stated goal and stage.

Structured orientation before advice
Clear boundaries with licensed filing
Premium, calm presentation

Check Eligibility Book Strategy Session

Answer four short prompts, plus one skilled-pathway routing question when relevant. You will receive route-family orientation—not a legal determination—and a direct next-assessor link.

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What is your primary goal for New Zealand?

Pick the closest fit—you can refine later with RTNZ.

Your next step with RTNZ

Check Eligibility Book Strategy Session

Prompts this finder uses

Four prompts set the route-family orientation. A fifth prompt appears for a skilled path and chooses which assessor to open. The result is orientation, not an eligibility decision.

Prompts this finder uses
Prompt	Answers	What it does
Primary goal	Study; Skilled work; Partner / family; Long-term life design; Unsure	Sets the closest starting route family.
Journey stage	Early exploration; Preparing documents or tests; Offer, invite, or employer signal; Already in a visa or filing process	Records how far the plan has moved.
Heaviest track today	Study; Skilled employment; Partner / family; Mixed / staged plan	Weights the route family the result opens first.
New Zealand progress	None yet; Some; Substantial	Records offshore research, early contact, or work already underway.
Skilled pathway signal	Qualification, registration, or income points; Substantial directly relevant work experience; Listed trade or technician occupation; Not sure	Shown when the skilled path is in play. It selects the assessor to open first.

Your Pathway Passport

This is not a decision on your application. It is a planning snapshot that helps you understand what this tool can tell you, what it cannot decide, and what evidence or next step should come before you spend time or money.

Where you are now: You are still working out which broad New Zealand pathway family fits your situation.
What this tool can help with: This tool can help you decide whether to begin with study, skilled migration, professional registration, family, or future planning.
What this tool cannot decide: It cannot decide eligibility, approval, evidence strength, registration outcome, admission, or the best final strategy.
Your next evidence step: Write down your main goal, current qualification, work background, family situation, timeline, and the first decision you need to make.
Recommended next tool: Student Journey Map →
Green List Checker →
SMC 6-Point Calculator →
Recommended RTNZ review: RTNZ can review your starting point and help identify which pathway deserves serious attention first.

Official decisions still depend on the relevant authority, employer, institution, or immigration settings. RTNZ can help you review sequence and evidence readiness, but this tool is not an approval decision.

What this tool does: This tool can help you decide whether to begin with study, skilled migration, professional registration, family, or future planning.
Who should use it: You are still working out which broad New Zealand pathway family fits your situation.
What this tool cannot decide: It cannot decide eligibility, approval, evidence strength, registration outcome, admission, or the best final strategy.
What to do next: Write down your main goal, current qualification, work background, family situation, timeline, and the first decision you need to make. RTNZ can review your starting point and help identify which pathway deserves serious attention first.

Recommended next steps

Use the next tool only after the current question is clear. RTNZ Tools are designed as a sequence: first understand the pathway, then organise evidence, then decide whether a personalised review is needed.

Next stepStudent Journey MapWhy this matters
You are trying to understand the full study-to-future sequence before committing to a New Zealand study plan.
Use this tool: Student Journey Map →
Caution: Do not rely on this step as a final answer. Your personal facts, evidence, timing, and official requirements still need review.
Next stepGreen List CheckerWhy this matters
You are checking the occupation and pathway question before moving into employer targeting or residence planning.
Use this tool: Green List Checker →
Caution: Do not rely on this step as a final answer. Your personal facts, evidence, timing, and official requirements still need review.
Next stepSMC 6-Point CalculatorWhy this matters
You are checking whether the Skilled Migrant Category may be worth comparing against other New Zealand pathways.
Use this tool: SMC 6-Point Calculator →
Caution: Do not rely on this step as a final answer. Your personal facts, evidence, timing, and official requirements still need review.

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Prompts this finder uses

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