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Live, work and study in New Zealand with the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa.

Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

Visa details

The Skilled Migrant Category Resident visa is for people who have skills that will contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth. Before you can apply, you will need to send us an expression of interest (EOI), that details your work experience and qualifications.

Length of stay

Indefinitely

Age Range

55 years or under

Cost

From

NZD $4880

EOI selection

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21 June 2023

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With the Skilled Migrant Category Resident visa you can

  • Live, work and study in New Zealand.
  • Include your partner, and dependent children aged 24 and under, in your residence application.
Things to note
  • We use a points-based system to assess expressions of interest.
    Find out how many points you can claim
  • We are selecting EOIs with 180 points or above.
  • The Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa isn’t designed for people who are self-employed. If you want to work in your own business, you may wish to apply for an Entrepreneur Resident Visa instead.
    Entrepreneur Resident Visa

Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

Who can apply

The criteria and evidence below will provide you with the information you need to meet the requirements of the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa.

Identity

You must provide proof of your identity

Character

You must be of good character

Health

You must be in good health

English language

You must be able to speak English

Age

You must be 55 years or under when you apply for residence

Skilled employment

Your current employment or offer of employment must be skilled

Qualifications

Your qualification must be recognised to qualify for points.

Work experience

Your work experience must be skilled to qualify for points

Expression of interest

You must send us an Expression of Interest (EOI)

Invitation to apply for residence

You must be invited to apply for residence

Partner and dependent children

You can include your partner and any dependent children up to the age of 24 in your application

English language for family

Your partner and children 16 and over must speak English or pay for classes to learn English in New Zealand

Process and costs for the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

The information below will help you understand the process, timeframes and costs involved in applying for this visa, so you can plan ahead and have the best chance of submitting a complete application.

Notes

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Conditions for the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

These are the conditions that you must meet once you have your visa.

Entry permission

You must apply for entry permission when you arrive in New Zealand. You can do this by completing an arrival card, which you are given on the way to New Zealand.

Arriving in New Zealand

Notes

  • You can be refused entry permission if:
    • you don’t meet our character requirements
    • your circumstances have changed since you were granted a visa
    • you refuse to let us to take your photo, or provide us with your fingerprints or an iris scan, if we ask you for them.

Work (if you have an offer of skilled employment in Auckland)

If you were awarded points for an offer of skilled employment in Auckland, you must:

  • take up that job within 3 months of coming to New Zealand
  • stay in that job for at least 3 months.
  • continue to be paid at or above the level of remuneration for which skilled employment points were awarded to you, for at least 3 months.

Notes

  • You must provide evidence within 5 years of your first day in New Zealand as a resident that you stayed in your skilled employment for at least 3 months.So we can get in touch with you to check your evidence, you’ll need to let us know if your address changes during this time.

Work (if you have an offer of skilled employment outside of Auckland)

If you were awarded points for an offer of skilled employment outside of Auckland, you must:

  • take up that job within 3 months of coming to New Zealand
  • stay in that job for at least 12 months
  • continue to be paid at or above the level of remuneration for which skilled employment points were awarded to you, for at least 12 months.

Notes

  • You must provide evidence within 5 years of your first day in New Zealand as a resident that you stayed in your skilled employment for at least 12 months.So we can get in touch with you to check your evidence, you’ll need to let us know if your address changes during this time.

Work (if you have current skilled employment in Auckland)

If you were awarded points for your current skilled employment in Auckland, and you’ve been working in that job for less than 3 months, you must:

  • stay in the job for at least 3 months
  • continue to be paid at or above the level of remuneration for which skilled employment points were awarded to you, for at least 3 months.

Notes

  • You must provide evidence within 5 years of your first day in New Zealand as a resident that you stayed in your skilled employment for at least 3 months.So we can get in touch with you to check your evidence, you’ll need to let us know if your address changes during this time.

Work (if you have current skilled employment outside of Auckland)

If you were awarded points for your current skilled employment outside of Auckland, and you’ve been working in that job for less than 3 months, you must:

  • stay in the job for at least 12 months
  • continue to be paid at or above the level of remuneration for which skilled employment points were awarded to you, for at least 12 months.

Notes

  • You must provide evidence within 5 years of your first day in New Zealand as a resident that you stayed in your skilled employment for at least 12 months.So we can get in touch with you to check your evidence, you’ll need to let us know if your address changes during this time.

Keep your visa in a valid passport

If you want to travel, your visa must be in a valid passport.

If your passport expires, you must apply to transfer your visa to a new passport before you can travel.

Transferring my visa to a new passport

Notes

Travel

You can travel in and out of New Zealand as often as you like until your travel conditions expire.

To travel after that, you will need to apply for and be granted either:

  • a Permanent Resident Visa
  • a variation of your travel conditions, which would allow you to return to New Zealand at a later date. 

Notes

  • Your travel conditions will expire 2 years from the date you first arrive in New Zealand as a resident.If you’re outside of New Zealand when your travel conditions expire, your visa will expire as well.

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