Hello Hemang

 

Thank you for your query. 

 

Your request is a general enquiry rather than an Official information  Act
request, so I have provided you with the answers below.

 

In response to your first question, Immigration Officers have a number of
resources they use to determine market rates.

Guidance was provided to Immigration Officers in August 2016 which
includes links to a number of resources they can use.

You can access this advice via this link to Immigration New Zealand’s
website [1]http://kb.immigration.govt.nz/item/21782

 

In relation to your second question the answer is yes, Immigration
Officers can only consider base salary.

 

There are a number of references in Immigration Instructions, both under
the Skilled Migrant and Temporary Entry Visa categories.  These are
included by way of a clarifying note.

Below are some examples of the notes and  references the sections of
Immigration Instructions.

 

SM 7.10.1 (c) Skilled Employment

Note: For the avoidance of doubt, the annual base salary excludes
employment related allowances (for example overtime, tool or uniform
allowances, medical insurance, accommodation) and must be calculated on
the basis of 40 hours' work per week.

 

WR1.5 Who is eligible for a work visa under the Talent (Accredited
Employers) Work Instructions?

Note:
~ For the avoidance of doubt, the minimum base salary excludes
employment-related allowances (for example overtime, tool or uniform
allowances, medical insurance, accommodation).
~ The minimum base salary is calculated on the basis of 40 hours work per
week.

 

WK1.15 Minimum income requirement for dependent children of Essential
Skills work visa holders

Note: Where both parents hold Essential Skills work visas, their incomes
may be combined to meet the minimum income threshold.
The minimum income threshold excludes employment-related allowances (for
example overtime, tool or uniform allowances, medical insurance,
accommodation) and must be calculated on the basis of no more than 40
hours' work per week.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Neil Bailey

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington

 

[email address]  Telephone +64 (04) 901 1240

 

 

 

 

 

Original Message-----

From: Hemang [[2]mailto:[FOI #6166 email]]

Sent: Sunday, 9 July 2017 1:50 p.m.

To: *OIA

Subject: Official Information request - Minimum payscale required SMC and
essential skills work visa

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

 

I would like to ask MBIE the following:

 

1)

Is NZ career website the only source Immigration New Zealand Case officers
specifically consider while assessing the market rates?

 

Or in other words , is NZ Career Website the only legal website that
Immigration NZ specifically considers while assessing the application and
does not considers any other salary resources to understand the Market
rate for a specific employment?

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2) Does the salary or the wages that Immigration officer considers have to
be specifically a base pay and not including any perks,commissions etc
from the employer?

 

If yes, then as per the operational manual under the SMC and essential
skills work visa instructions can you please point that out , stating the
Salary and Wages are only fixed amount of money and does not includes
bonuses or perks from employers?

 

As I am unable to find that out.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Hemang

 

 

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