Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa

At a Glance

Item	Details
Visa name	Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa
Visa status	Closed, limited reapplications only
Stay	Up to 30 months
Cost	From NZD $1,630
Processing	80% within 2.5 weeks
Eligibility timing	Accredited employment for 24 months
Location to apply	Must be in New Zealand
Work rights	Specific employer and occupation
Study	Up to 3 months yearly
Medicare	Not stated in the source
Travel facility	Multiple travel for 30 months
Citizenship	Not stated in the source
Family sponsorship	Include partner and dependent children
Visa record	Conditions recorded in eVisa
Arrival deadline	Within 3 months of grant

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Purpose

This visa is for people who have held a Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa and worked for an accredited employer in New Zealand for more than 2 years.

The visa is closed unless you have already held it, are reapplying, and are waiting for a residence from work visa.

Eligibility

You must:

• Be in New Zealand.
• Hold a Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa.
• Have worked for an accredited employer in New Zealand for at least 24 months while holding that visa.
• Have a current full-time job offer.
• Meet the applicable salary threshold:
  • NZD $55,000 yearly before tax if the initial visa application was before 7 October 2019.
  • NZD $79,560 yearly before tax if the initial visa application was on or after 7 October 2019.
• Hold full or provisional New Zealand occupational registration, if required.
• Be in good health and of good character.
• Genuinely intend to meet visa conditions.

Job offer requirements

The offer must:

• Be current when you apply.
• Be for full-time work.
• Be in the employer’s main business activity.
• Make the employer responsible for your work.
• Meet New Zealand employment-law requirements.

Provide an employment agreement showing:

• Employer and employee contact details.
• Job title and workplace address.
• Work duties and responsibilities.
• Required qualifications or experience.
• Registration requirements, if any.
• Job duration and start timeframe.
• Pay and employment conditions.

Limited reapplication provisions

The source states that you must already have a current or expired Long Term Skills Shortage List Work Visa and meet one of these criteria:

• You are awaiting a decision on a Talent (Accredited Employer) Resident Visa application; or
• You could not complete the work requirement because you were outside New Zealand during border closures.

If awaiting a residence decision

You must:

• Hold a Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa when applying.
• Have a pending Talent (Accredited Employer) Resident Visa application.
• Have a job offer of at least 12 months from the employer supporting that residence application.

If affected by border closures

You must:

• Have started work in New Zealand on a Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa.
• Have left New Zealand before 19 March 2020.
• Have returned after 31 October 2021.
• Have a job offer for at least 24 months from an eligible employer.
• Be in New Zealand when applying.

An eligible employer may be:

• An accredited employer.
• An employer whose accreditation expired after 31 March 2021.
• The employer supporting your initial Talent visa.

Documents and evidence

Provide:

• One acceptable photo for online applications, or two for paper applications.
• Passport or certificate of identity.
• Employment agreement.
• Medical examination and chest X-ray.
• Police certificates, if aged 17 or older.
• Occupational registration evidence, if required.

Your passport must remain valid for at least 3 months after your planned departure from New Zealand.

Police certificates must be less than 6 months old when you apply. Non-English police certificates require English translations.

Additional identity documents

Chinese citizens applying from China must also provide:

• Hukou.
• Chinese identity card.
• INZ 1027 supplementary form for paper applications.

Applicants applying in Hong Kong or Macao must provide:

• Copy of identity card.
• INZ 1220 supplementary form for paper applications.

Applicants in China, Hong Kong or Macao may need a chest X-ray completed within the previous 3 months if they have spent 6 consecutive months in China since their last X-ray and will stay in New Zealand for more than 6 months.

Cost and processing

• Cost: From NZD $1,630.
• Processing: 80% within 2.5 weeks.

Country-specific payment and submission information is provided after entering passport nationality details.

Rights and conditions

Work

You must work:

• In the specific occupation stated in your job offer.
• For the specific employer supporting your application.

To change employers, apply for a variation of conditions. The new employer must pay at least the salary threshold applicable when you applied: NZD $55,000 or NZD $79,560 before tax.

Study

You may study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period.

Family

You may include your partner and dependent children aged 24 or younger in your residence application.

Travel and arrival

After visa grant, you must arrive in New Zealand within 3 months.

After arrival, you may travel in and out of New Zealand for 30 months.

Your visa must be in a valid passport before you travel. If your passport expires, apply to transfer the visa to your new passport using INZ 1023 and pay the transfer fee.

Arrival obligations

All travellers must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration:

• Air travellers: from 24 hours before the journey begins.
• Sea travellers: from 24 hours before departure from the last overseas port.

Customs and Biosecurity requirements also apply.

Important warnings

You may be refused entry permission if you:

• No longer meet character requirements.
• Have changed circumstances since visa issue.
• Refuse a photo, fingerprint, or iris scan.

Job-offer scams are common in India and South Asia. Ensure that any job offer is genuine.