Thank you for your application for a work visa - Silver Fern Practical Experience.
We received your application on 28 August 2017.
Our assessment of your application
We have completed an assessment of your application and have identified the
following issues which may have a negative impact on the outcome of your
application:

It appears that your offer of employment is not genuine, sustainable and
compliant with all relevant legislations.

It appears that you do not meet the skilled employment requirement
under relevant instructions.
Market rate
In accordance with Immigration instructions W2.10.10 (as attached), to
determine whether an offer of employment is genuine and sustainable, and to
ensure that the objective of work visa instructions at W1(b)(iii) is met,
immigration officers may consider whether the salary or wages offered meet the
New Zealand market rate.
The employment agreement provided states that you have been offered an
annual salary of $43,000, this equates to an hourly rate of $20.67 per hour
based on a 40 hour of work per week.
According to information available publicly on www.careers.govt.nz / MBIE
Occupation Outlook 2017 http://occupationoutlook.mbie.govt.nz/service-
industries/human-resource-professionals/, the average wage for Recruitment
Consultant is between $49,000 and $90,000 per annum, thus we are not
satisfied that your wage meets the market rate.
Based on the information provided, we are not satisfied that Immigration
instructions W2.10.10 and WK2.10 (as attached) have been met.
Skilled employment requirement
In order to be granted a Silver Fern Practical Experience visa, applicants must
hold an offer of skilled employment. For the purpose of these instructions, skilled
employment is employment which would be assessed as skilled under the Skilled
Migrant Category (SM6.10).
Assessment of whether an occupation is skilled for the purposes of the Skilled
Migrant Category (SMC) is primarily based on the Australian and New Zealand
Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) which associates skill levels
with each occupation.
We note you and your employer informed that your position is a substantial
match to the ANZSCO occupation 223112 Recruitment Consultant which is a skill
level 1 occupation.
Under SM6.10.5 Current employment in New Zealand or an offer of employment
in New Zealand will be assessed as skilled if the occupation is described in the
ANZSCO as: a skill level 1, 2 or 3 occupation and the remuneration for that
employment is $23.49 per hour or above (or the equivalent annual salary).
Based on available information, as your wage is less than $23.49 per hour, it
appears that your offer of employment does not meet the requirement as skilled
employment. Therefore you do not meet the requirement for Silver Fern
Practical Experience under relevant instructions (See attached).
As the issues detailed above may affect the outcome of your application, we are
bringing them to your attention out of fairness to you.
We have not made a decision on your application at this stage. This letter gives
you the opportunity to make any comments and submit any additional evidence
or information in relation to these issues.
You may provide further information by 26 September 2017
Any comments or further information must be provided to this office by 26
September 2017.