Unless you have 1 year of QS experience in New Zealand, you can only apply for Student membership. 

The fee for an international Student member is NZ$50 per year.

Once you have had 12 months' relevant quantity surveying work experience in New Zealand you may be eligible to apply for either Affiliate or MNZIQS membership depending on your overall QS experience.

If you are studying quantity surveying or construction economics overseas, you can apply to become a Student member of NZIQS. 

The Student Studying membership is only available to students enrolled with a Quantity Surveying programme at a tertiary institute in New Zealand.

There have been updates to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) as of 27 June 2024. Click here to read the updated terms.

Quantity Surveyors are listed on the Green List of occupations for New Zealand visas, and can be used to apply for the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).

In order to apply for the AEWV, you must have a full-time offer of employment from an employer registered to hire migrants, and who is on the list of Accredited Employers. You can find this list here.

To apply for the AEWV, you must have confirmation from an appropriate registration body that you’re eligible for New Zealand registration (e.g. NZIQS). You can learn more about becoming a member of NZIQS here on our website. 

Once your membership is confirmed, we can provide a letter to you for Immigration New Zealand confirming that you are a member of NZIQS, and that your degree is approved by NZIQS.

Send your request for a confirmation letter to the Membership team. Please note that this service is only available for NZIQS members, and you must be a member prior to submitting your request.

NZIQS approves the following overseas quantity surveying/construction economic qualifications for Immigration purposes. A copy of your qualification certificate is required:

• all PAQS accredited degrees
• all degrees accredited by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS); 
• all quantity surveying degrees accredited by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) for QS membership;
• all qualifications accredited by RICS for membership of the Construction QS Faculty

NZIQS does not provide an assessment service for qualifications not on these lists.

If you are already a member of NZIQS you can retain your current membership level while overseas. See here for the international NZIQS membership fees.

You can apply to upgrade your membership from overseas to Affiliate or MNZIQS level provided you have met the criteria for each.