After a much awaiting decision, it is finalized now and clock has started ticking again right after the announcement made by “Immigration New Zealand Department” that – The Silver Fern Job Search category will open on 20 November 2014 at 10:00am New Zealand time. Please note that this category is very popular and places are usually taken on the opening day, and according to my knowledge and history for the category and amount of attention it has gain throughout the world, all 300 positions gets filled within 10 minutes time duration.
Since its inception in 2010, silver fern visa category was opening on last week of every April till 2013, but this this time it didn’t open in April 2014 because of the delay caused by some IT back-end improvement in the immigration system, to handle mass number of applicants coming through in short span of time window.
Its good to know that there aren’t any policy changes been made to the category. If you intend to apply, you must meet all the requirements stated by NZ Immigration onhttp://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/silverfern/jobsearch.htm.
If you are from India, and keen to get this Visa then go through all the posts written under http://www.mytechtricks.com/category/immigration-new-zealand/silver-fern-job-search-visa
Also, go through below questionnaire to clear some of your doubts and start preparing of the next steps to fulfil your dreams.
Question 1 – Most frequently asked question to me is “Can I apply for Silver Fern Job Search Visa, if I don’t have IETLS result or NZQA Certificate”?
Yes, you can as its a worth risk to take, as you wouldn’t want to spend dollars unless your application gets selected from the 300 applicants, after your application gets selected you will have 3 months time to submit the documents. You can prepare for IELTS and get the NZQA, Police Certificate, Medical done within 2 months time.
Note: If your English level is below average or your are not certain, don’t take risk of postponing IELTS. For Silver Fern Visa you need to have 6.5 Overall band in General section.
Question 2 – “Can I apply if I have only 1.9 years of practical experience”?
It’s clearly mentioned on Requirement section for silver fern that ” you must: hold a recognised bachelor’s degree or higher qualification, or a recognised trade qualification with a minimum of two years of work experience in that trade”. So logically you can apply even with 1.9 years of experience as It will take around 3 months time before your visa gets approved and till that time have 2 years of job/practical experience. But its worth to note that higher experience in job might help candidates to obtain visa easily compare to ones with less experience.
Question 3 – How’s the IT market in New Zealand at the moment, is it worth taking risk?
IT market in the New Zealand is growing day by day and IT companies are looking for capable candidates on ongoing basis, almost all of the IT roles are in demand, but one thing to remember when you make immigration move and come to settle in some another country is, it takes time before you know the culture and understand the mind set of people. It can take around 1 to 6 months before you get the job. Sometimes candidates are able to secure the job offer even before they arrive to NZ. It all depends on your skill, confidence, and ability to fit in different circumstances.
If you have any doubt or want to share any information, mention it in the comment section below and I will try to respond your queries as and when time permits. Best Luck!
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