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New Zealand Visa Requirements: Comparable labour market

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A labour market is the commercial environment in which people exchange their work for income and where employers and workers ‘trade’ on the demand for, and supply of, skills.  If you do not have skilled employment or an offer of skilled employment, your work experience must have been gained in a comparable labour market in order for you to claim points.

Below is a list of the comparable labour market countries: 

Comparable Labour Market Countries
The following countries are listed as comparable labour market countries
Australia Austria Belgium-Luxembourg Canada Cyprus
Denmark Finland France Germany Greece
Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan
Malaysia New Zealand Netherlands Norway Philippines
Portugal Republic of South Korea Singapore South Africa Spain
 Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom   United States