Temporary Residency for New Zealand | TR for New Zealand

Visitor Visa

For tourism purposes, you might need a visitor visa. Citizens who are from visa waiver countries have no need for applying for a visitor visa before their arrival. You are not permitted to work in New Zealand if you are a holder of visitor visa.

Work Visa

If the applicant is looking for a job and wants to take up employment in New Zealand, needs to obtain a work visa first. Children of work visa holders might be able to get student visas, which will allow them to attend a school in New Zealand.

Student Visa

If you are enrolled in any educational institution or program in New Zealand, you need to issue a Student Visa valid for more than three months.

Work and Travel Visa – Working Holiday Visa

The Visa called Working Holiday allows young citizens of approved countries to holiday in New Zealand and takes up limited employment or studies.

Permanent residency for New Zealand | PR for New Zealand

Investor 1 and Investor 2 are the main two categories of Investor Visa for New Zealand. Making investments in residential property, commercial property, and certain high growth investments, involving government bonds can give you an opportunity to obtain a Permanent Residency(PR)

The requirements are as follows:

• Investors
There are two main investor visas for those wishing to establish residency:
• Investor Visa
• Minimum investment of NZD 1.5 million invested in NZ for at least four years;
• At least three years of business experience;
• Settlement funds and assets of at least NZ$1 million;
• Aged 65 or younger;
• Able to read and write English;
• Minimum 146 days should be in NZ for the last three years of the four-year investment period; and,
• Evidence that funds are:
• Not subject to any mortgage, lien, charge, and encumbrance (whether equitable or otherwise) or any other creditor claims;
• Acquired legally; and
• Are transferable through the banking system.
• Investor Plus Visa
• Minimum investment of NZD 10 million invested in NZ for at least three years;
• No less than 44 days in NZ for the last two years of the three-year investment period; and,
• Evidence that funds are:
• Not subject to any mortgage, lien, charge, and encumbrance (whether equitable or otherwise) or any other creditor claims;
• Acquired legally; and
• Are transferable through the banking system.

Investor 2 visa holders will qualify for a reduction of $0.5m of the investment amount if they invest at least 50% of your investment funds into assets other than Bonds and Philanthropic Investment. For example, you should only invest a further $1m to meet the visa requirements if you nominate $3m of investment funds and invest $1.5m outside of Bonds and Philanthropic Investment.

Citizenship for New Zealand:

To become a New Zealand citizen, there are four options, however, just one of is applicable to migrants: Citizenship by Grant.

1.Citizenship by birth in New Zealand

In case you were born in New Zealand before January 1, 2006, you are a New Zealand citizen by birth. In case you were born after 1 January 2006 you are a citizen if one of your parents at least is a New Zealand permanent resident or citizen.

2. Citizenship by descent

If you were born overseas to a father or mother who is a New Zealand citizen you are a citizen of New Zealand, otherwise than by descent, or if a mother or father is a New Zealand citizen by descent and you would otherwise be stateless.

3. Adoption

In case you are legally adopted by a New Zealand citizen, you are a New Zealand citizen.

4. Citizenship by grant

As an immigrant to New Zealand, you can apply to the New Zealand government to be granted citizenship.

Become a New Zealand citizen by grant

You will have to meet the following criteria to be granted citizenship:

• Already have the right to be in NZ indefinitely (you’re a permanent resident of NZ or Australia, or you’re Australian)

• Lived here for at least the last five years

• Intend to keep living here

• Fluency in English

Requirements for Being Granted New Zealand Citizenship

As with Canada, the criteria for citizenship may not be as intensive as one would think:

• New Zealand residence permit without conditions;

• At least 16 years of age;

• To be present physically in New Zealand for at minimum 1,350 days during the five years prior to your application, and at minimum 240 days during each of those five years;

• Ability to write and read in English;

• Perceiving the “responsibilities and privileges” of New Zealand citizenship;

• Intention to remain in New Zealand if granted citizenship.

The Skilled Migrant Category

The vast majority of migrants, that want to live in New Zealand, select the Skilled Migrant Category in order to receive New Zealand citizenship.

Skilled Migrant Category Visa will let you live, work, and study in New Zealand, even you can include your partner and your contingent children aged up to 24.

Work Permit for New Zealand

There is a variety of various work visa policies for the people who want to get a job in New Zealand for a limited time.

• Essential Skills Work Visa

• Partnership Work Visa

• Work to Residence

• Study to Work

• Specific Purpose Work Visa

• Horticulture and Viticulture Seasonal Work Visas

• Religious Worker Visa

• Working Holiday Visa

The Essential Skills Work Visa is the most commonly used work visa type.

In order to submit a work visa application under the mentioned policy, you should:

• provide an offer or contract of employment

• meet the existing registration requirements if applicable

• satisfy health and character requirements

• evidence that no New Zealand resident or citizen is available to do the work offered to you: Labor Market Shortage Test.

You have the opportunity to apply for a Work to Residence visa, which is used to appeal for a residency permit in the future, or you can apply for an Essential Skills visa, which is allowed up to 5 years, yet do not automatically head to residence class visa application. There are other specific purposes, seasonal or horticulture-specific visas. If your country has an agreement with New Zealand, and you are under a certain age level, you could be able to apply for a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa, that allows you stay for up to 1 year (sometimes more) in order to travel and work at the same time, even discover our wonderful country.

Work to Residence

• These visas give individuals the chance to work in New Zealand for two full years prior to applying for a resident visa:

• Long Term Skill Shortage

• For those with a permanent or long-term job offer in an occupation on the List of Long Term Skill Shortage. In addition, there are health, age, and character requirements.

• Accredited Employer

• The individuals with lifelong or long-lasting job offer from an Immigration New Zealand accredited employer. Besides, there are requirements such as age, health, and character.

Visa for New Zealand

If you want to live in New Zealand long term you will need a Resident Visa. 

For short term stays a Temporary Visa will be sufficient. 

Apply for a Residency Visa for New Zealand:

The Skilled Migrant Category

The Skilled Migrant Category is the most frequent and favorable policy. This is the right choice for you if you are planning to live and work in New Zealand. You will need a sound professional background of education and experience deemed valuable by the New Zealand government. It is possible to appeal for a resident visa underneath the Skilled Migrant Category;

In order to appeal for a visa under this category, one must:

• Qualify under a points system;

• Be 55 or under, healthy; and of good character;

• Complete an Expression of Interest;

• Ability to read and write English.

Business and Investor Policies

One of the Business and Investor policies could be the best alternative for you, in case you want to establish your own business in New Zealand.

Partnership Visa

If your partner/spouse is a New Zealand resident or citizen, you might qualify for a resident visa under Partnership policy.

Visas for Parents and Grandparents

The above mentioned is one of the visa alternatives for the New Zealand residents’, or citizens’ parents to help them join their family in New Zealand.

Retirement Visa

This type is for those who are planning to spend their retirement years in this country.

Visa for Employees of a Relocating Business

This category gives residence to the ones who work for the businesses transferring to New Zealand, who are not appropriate for other existing alternative groups.

Apply for a New Zealand Temporary Visa:

Visitor Visa

For tourism purposes, you might need a visitor visa. There is no need for the citizens from visa waiver countries to appeal for a visitor visa before arriving. You are not permitted to work in New Zealand if you are a holder of a visitor visa.

Work Visa

If the applicant is looking for a job and wants to take up employment in New Zealand, needs to obtain a work visa first. Children could obtain a student visa to attend school if their parents are holders of work visa.

Student Visa

If you are enrolled in any educational institution or program in New Zealand, you need to issue a Student Visa valid for more than three months.

Work and Travel Visa – Working Holiday Visa

The Working Holiday Visa permits the young citizens of approved countries to holiday in New Zealand and takes up limited employment or studies.