Principal applicants
The principal applicant is the person making the application. If you are the principal applicant, you must meet our standards of English. The minimum standard of English is an International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) certificate, with a band score of 6.5 or better in the General or Academic modules. This certificate must be less than two years old.
However, we may consider one of the following as evidence if you can show us that you:
•have a recognised qualification from a course taught entirely in English, •have ongoing skilled employment in New Zealand, and have been in the job for at least the last 12 months, or
•have other evidence proof of competency in English. We will consider a number of factors.