
10 June 2022
Ahmad Esmaeilkhah
[FYI request #19350 email]
DOIA 2122-2153
Dear Ahmad
Thank you for your email of 14 May 2022, to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
How many Expressions of Interest (EOI) are currently in Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) pool? Can you
please supply the information with the following breakdowns: how many are above 160 points vs how
many are below, and how many are onshore vs offshore? Also how many people do those EOIs
represent?
Our Response
1. How many Expressions of Interest (EOI) are currently in Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) pool?
Please refer to
Table 1 for the number of Expressions of Interest (EOIs) currently in the Skilled Migrant
Category (SMC) pool.
Table 1: The number of EOIs and people represented in the SMC pool broken down by onshore and
offshore, as at 14 May 2022.
Client Status
EOI
Total People
Onshore
9,679
20,306
Offshore
2,131
5,859
Total
10,810
26,165
2. Can you please supply the information with the following breakdowns: how many are above 160
points vs how many are below. Also how many people do those EOIs represent?
Please refer to
Table 2 for the requested information.
Table 2: The number of EOIs and people represented in the SMC pool, broken down by total points
threshold, as at 14 May 2022.
Total Point Threshold
EOI
Total People
<160
1,022
2,531
>=160
10,788
23,634
Total
10,810
26,165
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about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further
assistance, please contact
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Nicola Hogg
General Manager, Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
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