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Visa Description
This visa offers a pathway to New Zealand residence. To apply, you’ll need to have the specified work experience, qualifications and occupational registration to work in an occupation on our Long Term Skill Shortage List, and an offer for work in that occupation. If you continue working in that occupation in New Zealand for 2 years, you can apply for residence.
Length of Stay
30 Months
What You Can Do?
- Start your pathway to residence in New Zealand by working for up to 30 months in an occupation for which there is a shortage of New Zealanders available.
- Apply for residence after 2 years of working in an occupation on our Long Term Skill Shortage List.
Visa Notes
- You can’t include a partner or dependent children in your work visa application, but they can apply for visas based on their relationship to you.
Visa Criteria
- Identity
You must provide proof of your identity - Health
You must be in good health - Character
You must be of good character - Genuine intentions
You must genuinely intend to meet the conditions of your visa - Age
You must be 55 or under - New Zealand job offer
You must have a job offer for work on our Long Term Skill Shortage List - Qualifications
You must be qualified to do the work you’ve been offered - Work experience
You must have the necessary experience to do the work you’ve been offered - Occupational registration
You may need New Zealand registration
This visa will be closing to new applications on 31 October 2021. It will be replaced by the Accredited Employer Work Visa from 1 November 2021. Click Here
For more information on this visa, criteria and costs, please visit: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/
Visa Costs
NZ $635