Qualifications exempt from assessment

Israel qualifications: do you need an NZQA assessment?

Immigration New Zealand lists 8 qualifications from Israel that do not need an IQA at NZQF levels 7 to 10, awarded by 7 listed institutions.

If your qualification is on this list, was awarded by a listed institution within the listed years, and is not excluded by the notes, Immigration New Zealand accepts its level without an International Qualification Assessment (IQA) from NZQA.

All of the conditions below have to be met together. Meeting one of them is not enough, and this is where most people go wrong: the qualification and the awarding institution are two separate checks.

When is a qualification from Israel exempt?

Immigration New Zealand exempts a qualification from assessment only when every one of these conditions is met. Meeting some of them is not enough.

the qualification is listed in the Academic Qualifications Table
the awarding institution is listed in the Awarding Institutions Table
the qualification abbreviation is listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table
the qualification was awarded from the year listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table
the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed under the Academic Qualifications Table

If any condition fails, you need an International Qualification Assessment from NZQA before you claim points for the qualification. Our guide to the IQA and NZQA assessment explains that process, and the SMC points system explainer covers what a qualification is worth once its level is confirmed.

Qualifications from Israel on the list

The NZQF level is the New Zealand framework level Immigration New Zealand accepts for the qualification. It is not a points score.

Qualification	Abbrev.	NZQF level
Bachelor of Arts	BA	7
Bachelor of Fine Arts	BFA	7
Bachelor of Law	LLB	7
Bachelor of Science	BS	7
Bachelor of Social Work	BSW	7
Master of Arts	MA	9
Master of Science	MS	9
Doctor of Philosophy	PhD	10

Notes on this table

*Abbreviations used are for the purpose of this list only.
Note: Award certificates must be provided in their original language. Official English Translations should also be provided. The following must be referred to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment: - All honorary degrees - All listed qualifications where study was completed at any institution outside of the country, including any overseas campuses of any listed awarding institution - All listed qualifications that contain cross-credited courses or papers - All qualifications awarded after 2017

Awarding institutions

Your qualification is only exempt if it was awarded by one of these institutions, the abbreviation appears against that institution, and the award year falls in the range shown.

Institution	Qualifications and years
Bar-Ilan University	BA, LLB and BS: 1997
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 2000
Tel-Aviv University	BA, LLB and BS: 2000 BFA: 2006
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	BA, LLB, BS, BSW and MS: 2000
Technion–Israel Institute of Technology	BS, MS and PhD: 2000
The University of Haifa	BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1990 LLB: 2000
The Weizmann Institute of Science	MS and PhD: 1990

Source: Immigration New Zealand Operational Manual . Synced 13 September 2026.

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Matching an award certificate against this list is fiddlier than it looks: institutions get renamed, award years narrow the exemption, and the notes can rule a qualification out. Talk it through with us and we will listen to your situation and match you with the right IAA-licensed adviser.

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This page reproduces Immigration New Zealand's published List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment and is general information, not immigration advice. INZ revises the list, so check the linked source page before you rely on it. ProVisas is a licensed New Zealand immigration advisory firm (IAA Licence 201301110).