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New Zealand2021 Resident Visa
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A closed resident visa for people who were in New Zealand on 29 September 2021 and met eligible-visa, residency or work requirements. It allowed holders to live, work and study in New Zealand.
View pathwayAcademic Visitor Visa
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For academics with overseas research or academic work experience who are invited by a New Zealand tertiary education institute to undertake academic work for up to 3 months.
View pathwayAccredited Employer Work Visa
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A work visa for people with a full-time job offer from an AEWV-accredited New Zealand employer. It permits work for the approved employer in the stated job and location, with stays of up to 5 years depending on the job o…
View pathwayActive Investor Plus Visa
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A New Zealand resident visa for people who live, work and invest in New Zealand, requiring at least NZD $5 million in acceptable Growth category investments or NZD $10 million under the Balanced category.
View pathwayAdoption Pre-citizenship Visitor Visa
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Allows children adopted from other countries to visit New Zealand for up to 6 months before their New Zealand citizenship is confirmed. Children may study for up to 3 months but cannot work.
View pathwayAdoption Visitor Visa
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A visa for children coming to New Zealand to be adopted by New Zealand citizens or residents, with support from Oranga Tamariki — Ministry for Children. It allows a stay of up to 12 months and study for up to 3 months in…
View pathwayAntarctic Traveller Visitor Visa
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A visa to transit through New Zealand to work in Antarctica for a Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty as part of a scientific programme or expedition. It allows stays of up to 12 months and has no stated applicatio…
View pathwayArgentina Working Holiday Visa
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A New Zealand working holiday visa for citizens of Argentina aged 18 to 35, allowing holidays, temporary work and study or training for up to 12 months. Applicants need at least NZD $4,200, medical insurance and plans to…
View pathwayArts and Music Festival Visitor Visa
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Visitor visa for performers and support crew invited to take part in an Immigration New Zealand-approved arts or music festival. It allows participation in the approved festival only and no other work.
View pathwayAustralian Resident Visa
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A resident visa for Australian citizens and permanent residents that is granted on arrival in New Zealand, allowing them to live, work and study indefinitely.
View pathwayAustria Working Holiday Visa
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A working holiday visa for Austrian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 6 months.
View pathwayBelgium Working Holiday Visa
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For Belgian citizens aged 18 to 30 who want to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayBrazil Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Brazilian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months. It permits work for any one employer for up to 3 months and study or training for up t…
View pathwayBusiness Investor Resident Visa
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A New Zealand resident visa for holders of a Business Investor Work Visa who have actively run their approved business for 3 years after investing at least NZD 1 million, or 12 months after investing at least NZD 2 milli…
View pathwayBusiness Investor Work Visa
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A work visa for people who invest in and actively operate an established New Zealand business. It is valid for up to 4 years, requires an investment of at least NZD 1 million and NZD 500,000 in reserve funds, and can lea…
View pathwayBusiness Visitor Visa
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A visa for short-term business visits to New Zealand, such as meetings, exploring business opportunities or negotiating contracts. It allows stays of up to 3 months in 1 year, study for up to 3 months, and inclusion of a…
View pathwayCanada Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Canadian citizens aged 18 to 35 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 or 23 months.
View pathwayCare Workforce Work to Residence Visa
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A resident visa for people aged 55 or younger who have worked in an approved New Zealand care workforce job for at least 24 months and have a qualifying full-time job or offer from an accredited employer.
View pathwayChild of Military Visitor Visa
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A visa for dependent children aged 19 or younger of people who have, are eligible for, or are deemed to have a New Zealand military visa. Children can stay for the duration of their parent's military visa, study for up t…
View pathwayChild of a New Zealander Visitor Visa
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Allows dependent children of New Zealand citizens or residents to visit New Zealand for up to 9 months. Children may study for up to 3 months and must meet dependency, health, character, financial support and departure r…
View pathwayChild of a Student Visitor Visa
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Allows dependent children aged 19 or younger to visit a parent who holds a New Zealand student visa. They may stay for the same duration as the parent’s student visa and study for up to 3 months.
View pathwayChild of a Worker Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for dependent children of eligible work visa holders to join their parent in New Zealand and study for up to 3 months. It is generally valid for the same duration as the parent's work visa.
View pathwayChile Working Holiday Visa
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A working holiday visa for Chilean citizens aged 18 to 35 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayChina Skilled Workers Visa
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A temporary work visa for citizens of the People's Republic of China with a full-time job offer in an eligible skilled occupation in New Zealand. It allows stays of up to 3 years, subject to the length of the job offer.
View pathwayChina Working Holiday Visa
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A working holiday visa for citizens of the People's Republic of China aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayCommunity Sponsored Refugee Resident Visa
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A resident visa for mandated refugees nominated or matched with an approved community organisation under the Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship Programme. It allows eligible applicants to live, work and study in…
View pathwayCrew joining a Ship or Plane Visitor Visa
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For crew members travelling to New Zealand to join a ship or plane departing for another country, if they do not have a Crew ETA. Allows a stay of up to 28 days and may include a partner and dependent children aged 19 or…
View pathwayCroatia Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Croatian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, work in temporary jobs, and study or train for up to 6 months.
View pathwayCulturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people who have recently married a New Zealand citizen or resident in a traditional arranged marriage, or who plan to marry in New Zealand. It allows a stay of up to 3 months to begin living with their…
View pathwayCzech Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for citizens of the Czech Republic aged 18 to 35 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, work in temporary jobs, and study or train for up to 6 months.
View pathwayDenmark Working Holiday Visa
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A New Zealand working holiday visa for Danish citizens aged 18 to 30, allowing a stay of up to 12 months with temporary work, study or training for up to 6 months, and travel in and out of New Zealand.
View pathwayDependent Child Resident Visa
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A resident visa for dependent children aged 24 or younger to live with a New Zealand citizen or resident parent in New Zealand. It allows the child to live, work and study indefinitely.
View pathwayDependent Child Student Visa
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A visa for dependent children aged 19 or younger to study at a primary or secondary school in New Zealand while their parent holds an appropriate work or student visa. It normally expires on the same date as the supporti…
View pathwayDismissed Worker Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people with a current employer-specific work visa who are dismissed during a trial period. It allows a stay in New Zealand of up to 3 months but does not allow work in New Zealand.
View pathwayDomestic Staff of a Diplomat Work Visa
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A work visa for domestic workers employed by diplomatic, consular or official staff posted in New Zealand, supported by the employer and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
View pathwayEmployees of Relocating Business Resident Visa
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A resident visa for key employees of a business relocating to New Zealand who are not eligible for another resident visa. It allows indefinite living, working and study, subject to visa conditions including working only…
View pathwayEnglish Language Student Visa
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A visa to study an approved English language course full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years. It may allow part-time work during study and full-time work in holidays, depending on visa conditions.
View pathwayEntertainers Work Visa
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A temporary visa for people with an entertainment-industry job offer to work on a film, video or production in New Zealand where their specific skills cannot be met by New Zealand's entertainment industry.
View pathwayEntrepreneur Resident Visa
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A residence visa for people who have operated a self-employed New Zealand business for at least 6 months and meet business, investment, employment, character, health and English requirements.
View pathwayEntrepreneur Work Visa
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A New Zealand work visa for people who want to buy or start and operate their own business. It allows a stay of up to 3 years and can lead to a resident visa, but is closed to new applications; current holders may apply…
View pathwayEscort of Medical Patients Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for medical professionals, family members or friends who are needed to escort a patient coming to New Zealand for medical treatment or consultation. It allows a stay of up to 6 months or the length of the…
View pathwayEssential Skills Work Visa
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A closed work visa for people with a full-time New Zealand job offer in a role that could not be filled by New Zealanders. It closed permanently to new applicants on 4 July 2022 and was replaced by the Accredited Employe…
View pathwayEstonia Working Holiday Visa
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A working holiday visa for Estonian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayExchange Student Visa
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A visa for people outside New Zealand who have been accepted into an approved student exchange scheme to study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years. It may allow eligible students to work while studying.
View pathwayFee Paying Student Visa
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A visa for international students paying their own tuition fees, with family, loan or partial-scholarship support, to study full-time on an approved course in New Zealand for up to 4 years.
View pathwayFinland Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Finnish citizens aged 18 to 35 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, with temporary work and up to 6 months of study or training permitted.
View pathwayFishing Crew Work Visa
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A work visa for crew working on a fishing vessel in New Zealand waters, allowing a stay of up to 12 months and study for up to 3 months.
View pathwayForeign Government Supported Student Visa
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A student visa for people with a foreign government scholarship to study full-time in New Zealand for more than 3 months. It allows stays of up to 4 years and may permit part-time work during study and full-time work in…
View pathwayFrance Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for French citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, with temporary work and up to 6 months of study or training permitted.
View pathwayGerman Law Student Visitor Visa
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For German law students or law graduates visiting New Zealand as unpaid observers in a New Zealand law firm, for up to 6 months.
View pathwayGermany Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayGlobal Impact Permanent Residence Visa
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A residence visa for people who have held a Global Impact Work Visa for at least 30 months and have continuing support from the Edmund Hillary Fellowship. It allows indefinite living, work and study in New Zealand.
View pathwayGlobal Workforce Seasonal Visa
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A seasonal work visa for experienced workers offered full-time work in a job on the Global Workforce Seasonal Visa job list by an AEWV-accredited employer. It allows up to 9 months of work each year, for up to 3 seasons…
View pathwayGroup Visitor Visa
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For groups arriving in and visiting New Zealand together for the same purpose. A group administrator submits and pays for the application, including an individual Visitor Visa application for each group member. Stays are…
View pathwayGuardian Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for a parent or legal guardian to live with and care for a child with a current New Zealand student visa. It is valid for the duration of the child's student visa.
View pathwayHong Kong SAR Working Holiday Visa
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A working holiday visa for Hong Kong SAR residents aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayHungary Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Hungarian citizens aged 18 to 35 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayIndonesia Special Work Visa
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A work visa for Indonesian citizens living permanently in Indonesia who have a full-time job offer in New Zealand as a trained chef, Halal slaughterer or Bahasa teacher's aide. It allows a stay of up to 3 years.
View pathwayIntercountry Adoption Resident Visa
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A resident visa for New Zealand citizens or residents to bring an adopted child to live in New Zealand indefinitely, provided the adoption is legally complete and recognised by New Zealand law.
View pathwayInterim Visa
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An automatically issued visa that normally lets eligible people stay lawfully in New Zealand while Immigration New Zealand assesses an application for another temporary visa. It can allow continued work or study dependin…
View pathwayInvestor 1 Resident Visa
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A New Zealand resident visa for people investing NZD $10 million in acceptable New Zealand investments for at least 3 years. It allowed holders to live, work and study in New Zealand, but closed to new applicants on 28 J…
View pathwayInvestor 2 Resident Visa
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A closed New Zealand resident visa for business people with at least NZD $3 million in funds or assets to invest for at least 4 years. It allowed holders to live, work and study in New Zealand and include eligible family…
View pathwayIreland Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Irish citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, with temporary work and study or training for up to 6 months.
View pathwayIsrael Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for citizens of Israel aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayItaly Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for citizens of the Italian Republic aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayJapan Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Japanese citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs, and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayJapanese Interpreters Work Visa
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Work visa for applicants from Japan with a full-time job offer as a qualified Japanese-English interpreter in New Zealand’s tourism-related industry. It allows a stay of up to 3 years.
View pathwayKorea Working Holiday Visa
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For Republic of Korea citizens aged 18 to 30 who want to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayLatvia Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Latvian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayLimited Visa
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A temporary visa for coming to New Zealand for an express purpose, such as an event, medical treatment or short-term study. You must leave when the purpose is achieved or apply for another Limited Visa.
View pathwayLithuania Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for citizens of Lithuania aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayLong Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa
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A resident visa for people in New Zealand who have held a Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa and worked in New Zealand for at least 24 months. It allows indefinite living, working and studying in New Zealand.
View pathwayLong Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa
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A closed New Zealand work visa for certain previous Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa holders who are reapplying while awaiting a resident visa decision or who meet specified border-closure criteria. It permits wor…
View pathwayLuxembourg Working Holiday Visa
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For Luxembourg citizens aged 18 to 30 who want to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayMalaysia Working Holiday Visa
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A working holiday visa for Malaysian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs, and study or train in New Zealand for up to 6 months.
View pathwayMalta Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for citizens of Malta aged 18 to 30 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, with temporary work and up to 6 months of study or training permitted.
View pathwayMedical Treatment Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people accepted for medical treatment or consultation in New Zealand. It allows stays of up to 6 months and requires evidence of treatment acceptance, expected costs and funding, unless treatment is un…
View pathwayMexico Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Mexican citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayMigrant Exploitation Protection Work Visa
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A work visa for people in New Zealand who have reported migrant exploitation while on an employer-supported work visa, allowing them to leave their job and work for any employer while exploitation is investigated.
View pathwayNZ Government Scholarship Student Visa
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A visa for students funded by an MFAT-administered New Zealand scholarship to study full-time on an approved course in New Zealand for up to 4 years.
View pathwayNetherlands Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Dutch citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday in New Zealand for up to 12 months, work in temporary jobs, study or train for up to 6 months, and travel in and out of New Zealand.
View pathwayNew Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)
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An electronic travel authority that lets eligible travellers visit New Zealand without applying for a visa first or transit through Auckland International Airport. It is generally valid for 2 years and permits multiple t…
View pathwayNorway Working Holiday Visa
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A visa for Norwegian citizens aged 18 to 30 to holiday, work in temporary jobs, and study or train in New Zealand for up to 12 months.
View pathwayOccupational Registration Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people coming to or staying in New Zealand to obtain New Zealand occupational registration, including eligible internationally qualified nurses completing CAP or OSCE. It allows a stay of up to 3 month…
View pathwayPacific Access Category Resident Visa
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A resident visa for selected ballot registrants from Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga or Tuvalu. It allows holders to live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely.
View pathwayParent Boost Visitor Visa
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A temporary multi-entry visa allowing parents of New Zealand citizens or residents to visit family in New Zealand for up to 5 years. Applicants must be sponsored, meet financial, health, character and insurance requireme…
View pathwayParent Resident Visa
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A resident visa for parents, grandparents or legal guardians of New Zealand citizens or residents to live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely. Applicants must submit an expression of interest and be invited to ap…
View pathwayParent Retirement Resident Visa
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A resident visa for parents or legal guardians of an adult New Zealand citizen or resident living in New Zealand, who have no dependent children and meet investment, settlement-fund and annual-income requirements.
View pathwayParent and Grandparent Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people outside New Zealand with children or grandchildren who are New Zealand citizens or residents. It permits multiple entries for up to 3 years, with stays of up to 6 months at a time and 18 months…
View pathwayPartner of Military Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for partners of people holding, eligible for, or deemed to hold a New Zealand military visa. It normally allows a stay matching the supporting partner’s visa, visitor activities, and study for up to 3 mont…
View pathwayPartner of Military Work Visa
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A work visa for partners of people holding, eligible for, or deemed to hold a New Zealand military visa. It allows work, travel, and study for up to 3 months, for the duration of the partner’s military visa.
View pathwayPartner of a New Zealander Resident Visa
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A resident visa for partners of New Zealand citizens or residents who have lived together in a genuine and stable relationship for at least 12 months. It allows indefinite residence, work and study in New Zealand, with e…
View pathwayPartner of a New Zealander Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people with a New Zealand citizen or resident partner. It allows stays of up to 3 years, visiting with your partner, studying for up to 3 months, and including dependent children aged 19 or younger. Wo…
View pathwayPartner of a New Zealander Work Visa
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A work visa for people with a New Zealand citizen or resident partner. It allows work in New Zealand, study for up to 3 months, and travel in and out of New Zealand, with stays of up to 3 years.
View pathwayPartner of a Student Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for partners of people studying in New Zealand. It allows holders to stay for the same duration as their supporting partner's student visa, visit New Zealand, study for up to 3 months, and include dependen…
View pathwayPartner of a Student Work Visa
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A work visa for partners of eligible New Zealand student visa holders studying specified NZQCF qualifications. It allows work in New Zealand, study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period, and travel, generally for the…
View pathwayPartner of a Worker Visitor Visa
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A visitor visa for people joining a partner in New Zealand who holds an appropriate work visa. It is normally granted for the same duration as the supporting partner's work visa and allows visiting and studying for up to…
View pathwayPartner of a Worker Work Visa
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A work visa for people whose partner holds an eligible New Zealand work visa. It allows work in New Zealand, study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period, and travel in and out of the country. The visa is normally gra…
View pathwayPartner of an NZ Scholarship Student Work Visa
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Allows the partner of an MFAT-funded New Zealand Scholarship student visa holder to join them in New Zealand, work, study for up to 3 months, and travel, for the same duration as their partner's student visa.
View pathwayPathway Student Visa
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Study up to 3 courses in sequence on one visa through pathway education providers. Stay up to 5 years, with possible part-time work of up to 25 hours a week and full-time work during eligible holidays.
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