At a Glance

Item	Details
Visa name	Indonesia Special Work Visa
Purpose	Specified Indonesian special-work roles
Stay	Up to 3 years
Cost	From NZD $1,355
Processing	80% within 10 weeks
Eligibility timing	Living in Indonesia when applying
Work rights	Restricted occupation, employer, location
Study	Up to 3 months yearly
Medicare	Not stated in the source
Travel facility	Multiple entry before expiry
Citizenship	Not stated in the source
Family sponsorship	Family cannot be included
Visa record	Conditions recorded in eVisa
Annual availability	Depends on job
Arrival deadline	Within 6 months

---

Indonesia Special Work Visa

Purpose

This visa is for Indonesian citizens with a full-time New Zealand job offer as a:

• Trained chef
• Halal slaughterer
• Bahasa teacher's aide

At any one time, New Zealand can have:

• 100 Indonesian chefs
• 20 Halal slaughterers
• 20 Bahasa teacher's aides

Eligibility

You must:

• Be a citizen of Indonesia.
• Hold a valid Indonesian passport.
• Live permanently in Indonesia.
• Be living in Indonesia when applying.
• Have a full-time New Zealand job offer.
• Be qualified or experienced for the offered role.
• Be in good health and of good character.
• Genuinely intend to meet visa conditions.

If applying to extend an Indonesia Special Work Category Visa while already in New Zealand, you may apply from New Zealand.

Job skill level

Your job offer must meet the required ANZSCO skill level:

Role	Required ANZSCO level
Trained chef	Skill level 3
Halal slaughterer	Skill level 4
Bahasa teacher's aide	Skill level 4

Immigration New Zealand may contact you or your employer if it needs more information about the role's skill level.

Stay and extensions

Your stay length depends on your job offer, up to 3 years.

If granted less than 3 years, you may apply for another visa for the remaining time.

After 3 years in New Zealand on this visa, you must stay outside New Zealand for 3 years before applying for another Indonesia Special Work Visa.

The source also states that if you have been in New Zealand for 3 years and receive more special work, you can apply to extend for another year. If you have been in New Zealand for 4 years on this visa, you can apply again only after being outside New Zealand for 3 years.

Work, study and travel rights

Work

You may work only:

• In the occupation specified on your visa.
• For the employer specified on your visa.
• At the location specified on your visa.

Study and training

You may:

• Study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period.
• Complete employer-required training as part of employment.

Travel

You must arrive in New Zealand within 6 months of visa grant.

After arrival, you may travel in and out of New Zealand as often as you like before the visa expires.

Family provisions

You cannot include your partner or dependent children in your application.

They may apply separately for visas based on their relationship to you.

Required evidence

Identity and residence

Provide:

• 2 acceptable head-and-shoulders photos.
• Passport or certificate of identity.
• Kartu Keluarga.
• Valid Indonesian passport.
• Evidence you currently live in Indonesia, such as utility bills or recent payslips.
• Evidence you permanently live in Indonesia, such as home-address letters, tax records or employer references.

You may submit your original passport or a certified copy. Immigration New Zealand may request the original passport.

Job offer

Provide a full-time employment agreement showing:

• Job description.
• Employer name and contact details.
• Guaranteed wages or salary.
• Working hours.
• Contract length.

Qualifications or experience

Provide evidence relevant to the offered work, such as:

• Qualification documents.
• Letters from previous employers describing your work.

Health

You must provide:

• A chest X-ray.
• A medical examination.

Character

Police certificates are required if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits, including previous visits on other visas.

Police certificates may also be required if Immigration New Zealand requests them.

Police certificates must:

• Be less than 6 months old when submitted.
• Cover countries where you are a citizen.
• Cover countries where you lived over 5 years since age 17.
• Include an English translation if not in English.

Applicants aged 16 or younger do not need police certificates.

Previously supplied police certificates do not need to be resubmitted if they are less than 24 months old.

Application and cost

The visa costs from NZD $1,355.

The source states that payment and submission instructions depend on country details entered through Immigration New Zealand's system.

Processing time is 80% within 10 weeks.

Arrival requirements

All travellers must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration.

You can submit it:

• By air: from 24 hours before your journey begins.
• By sea: from 24 hours before your ship leaves its last overseas port.

New Zealand Customs and Biosecurity also assess entry requirements.

Important warnings

You may be refused entry permission if you:

• No longer meet character requirements.
• Have had a change in circumstances since visa grant.
• Refuse a photo, fingerprint or iris scan.

You must leave New Zealand before your visa expires.