Trafficking Victim Work Visa

At a Glance

Item	Details
Visa name	Trafficking Victim Work Visa
Stay	12 months
Cost	NZD $0
Processing	High priority
Eligibility timing	Must be in New Zealand
Work rights	Open work; restrictions apply
Study	Up to 3 months yearly
Medicare	Not stated in the source
Travel facility	Multiple-entry condition required
Citizenship	Not stated in the source
Family sponsorship	Not stated in the source
Residence pathway	May apply for resident visa
Visa record	Conditions recorded in eVisa
How to apply	Country details required first

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Purpose

This visa is for people in New Zealand certified by New Zealand Police as a suspected victim of people trafficking.

It allows you to work temporarily and may support an application for a Trafficking Victim Resident Visa.

Eligibility

You must:

• Be in New Zealand when you apply.
• Have made a people trafficking report.
• Be certified by New Zealand Police after its assessment.
• Provide evidence of Police certification.
• Be in good health and of good character.
• Genuinely intend to meet your visa conditions.

Immigration New Zealand will check its records to confirm you remain in New Zealand.

Stay and Further Visas

The visa allows a stay of 12 months.

You may be granted another Trafficking Victim Work Visa if:

• Police or Immigration New Zealand require you to remain in New Zealand;
• You have not obstructed a Police or Immigration New Zealand investigation; and
• Immigration New Zealand considers your personal circumstances justify another visa.

You must leave New Zealand before the visa expires unless you obtain another visa.

Cost and Processing

• Application fee: NZD $0
• Processing: High priority

The source does not display submission process details until you provide your passport nationality.

Work Rights and Conditions

You may work in almost any job for any employer in New Zealand, provided that:

• You work under an employment contract or contract for services.
• You do not take permanent employment.
• Your work is legal.
• You do not operate a business as an owner.
• You do not provide commercial sexual services.
• You do not invest in a business providing commercial sexual services.

Study Rights

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

You may be able to study longer if the study is required by your employer as part of your job. For other study exceeding 3 months, apply for a variation of conditions.

Travel

To leave and return to New Zealand, you need a valid multiple-entry travel condition.

If you leave New Zealand without multiple-entry travel conditions, your visa will expire. Check your visa label, visa letter or eVisa for travel conditions.

Required Evidence

Identity

Provide:

• Two acceptable head-and-shoulders photographs; and
• Your passport or certificate of identity.

If unavailable, provide the original or certified copy of your birth certificate or another identity document.

Health

You must be in good health. Immigration New Zealand may require a chest X-ray, medical examination, or both.

Normally:

• A chest X-ray is not required for stays under 6 months.
• A medical certificate is not required for stays under 12 months.

Character

Police certificates are required if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits, or if Immigration New Zealand requests them.

Police certificates must:

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

Applicants aged 16 or younger do not need police certificates.

If previously submitted police certificates are less than 24 months old, you do not need to submit them again.

If police certificates are unavailable, provide statutory declarations in English and your own language, if applicable, explaining your attempts to obtain them and any offences.

Application Steps

1. Confirm you are in New Zealand.
2. Obtain New Zealand Police certification.
3. Gather identity, health, character and certification evidence.
4. Enter your passport nationality to view application and submission instructions.
5. Submit the application as instructed.