Work Visas and
Residence from Work

The Accredited Employer Work Visa is an employer-supported work visa. It requires an employer to be accredited, a Job Check approved to make sure no locals are available, and a suitably qualified migrant

Employees who hold Accredited Employer Work Visas and are paid at least two times the median wage (currently $27.76/hour) may apply for Residence after having worked for at least 24 months in the role (earliest beginning on 29 September 2021).

Requirements:
- Age 55 or younger
- Meet English language requirements to Skilled Migrant Category standards
- Meet residence class health and character requirements
- Hold an Accredited Employer Work Visa employment or an employment offer
- Employment is for 30 hours/week or more, full-time, for at least 12 months

Partner work rights have not yet been published.


 

Use a KSS score to identify your Career/Brand score for a successful job search and your visa eligibility under AEWV and SMC, for future work or residence.
 

Applicants can be within NZ or offshore.

To claim this employment, you must hold an AEWV and meet the minimum qualifications or experience that apply for the specific job from the Green List Tier 1 list of occupations. For some jobs, minimum wages are required.

AEWV work visa are issued within 30 days.

No proof of employer advertising is required.

Apply for Residence from 5 September 2022 - Residence applications are processed within six weeks.

Partners have Open Work rights.

Requirements:
- Age 55 or younger
- Meet English language requirements to Skilled Migrant Category standards
- Meet residence class health and character requirements
- Hold an Accredited Employer Work Visa employment or an employment offer
- Employment is for 30 hours/week or more, full-time, for at least 12 months



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10 August 2022

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Applicants can be within NZ or offshore.

To claim this employment, you must hold an AEWV and meet the minimum qualifications or experience that apply for the specific job from the Green List Tier 2 list of occupations. For some jobs, minimum wages are required. You may apply for Residence after having worked for at least 24 months in the role (earliest beginning on 29 September 2021).

No proof of employer advertising is required.

Partners have Open Work rights.

Requirements:
- Age 55 or younger
- Meet English language requirements to Skilled Migrant Category standards
- Meet residence class health and character requirements
- Hold an Accredited Employer Work Visa employment or an employment offer
- Employment is for 30 hours/week or more, full-time, for at least 12 months


 

Use a KSS score to determine the best job path to residence and whether you meet qualification/experience requirements.

Study

You study a Level 7 non-Bachelor/non-degree qualification when the study is linked to a Green List job, and the study is at least 30 weeks in NZ (this means in-country, NOT including any distance learning).

You study any Post-Graduate Diploma or Bachelor qualification, when studied 30 
weeks in NZ (this means in-country, NOT including any distance learning).

 

Use a KSS Kiwi Success Score report to make sure you invest in the correct study pathways to achieve your future work and residence visa objectives.

Bachelor when studied 60 weeks in NZ (this means in-country, NOT including any distance learning).





 

Use a KSS score to determine the best job path to residence

Bachelor when studied 90 weeks in NZ (this means in-country, NOT including any distance learning).

Masters Level 9 (both course-work and research) and PhD Level 10, when studied at least 30 weeks in NZ (this means in-country, NOT including any distance learning).

Bring your family with you, when you study at Level 9 and 10.


 

Looking for work in New Zealand or looking for qualified migrant workers if you are a NZ employer?

Residence as Skilled Migrant

The 'old' Skilled Migrant Category system will operate until the new 6-point system kicks in. Under this transitional 180-point SMC system, age, experience and qualifications will come together and be counted.

For anyone who will not easily qualify under the new 6-point system, this will be the last chance to apply for residence, unless the employment is on the Green List or highly paid.

Make sure you contact us early for an assessment of your points, 180 points are required, 179 get you nothing!

The new system begins early in 2023 and rewards those either in jobs where professional registration is required, those with tertiary qualifications and those who are highly paid.

This will be a superb opportunity for residence for migrants with qualifications and in skilled employment

Wherever you are, we are near you to support your visa journey to New Zealand and Australia

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Managed by Professor Dr Dr Jens Mueller, MNZM, our group of independently practicing licensed immigration advisers understands business. Jens has managed and led large global firms for decades and knows first-hand the importance of recruiting the best migrants from the global talent pool. 

Whether you are a migrant looking to realize your professional ambitions in New Zealand or a business wanting to recruit highly qualified migrants from overseas, we know the process, we understand the New Zealand immigration and law requirements, and we are easy to work with.

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