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One of the most important aspects about moving from one country to the other is applying for a visa in order to legally access the country of destination. Here below, you will find information about some of the different visas one can apply for when emigrating to New Zealand. Since there are many visas for New Zealand which you can apply for, this text aims to explain the more common work visas and student visas.
As a UK national, you are not required to apply for a visa to visit New Zealand. You can stay up to six months without a visa in New Zealand. However, you should be able to meet the requirements of the immigration rules. For example;
If you plan to stay longer than 6 months in New Zealand you must apply for a Visa before you depart to New Zealand. There are many types of visas you can apply for when you want to stay in New Zealand long term.
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New Zealand has different categories when it comes to the different types of visas. For example the Skilled Migration category may be interesting for expats who want to move to Canada for a few years on account of work. This category offers individuals the opportunity to emigrate to New Zealand as a way to facilitate or to contribute to the economic growth of the country. This would be done by helping boost the New Zealand skilled workforce.
There is also residence from work category. This category is a great way of using a temporary work visa to get a residence visa. There are 3 visas with which this is possible, but the first two temporary visas here below are the main ones:
Application of a residence permit can be started after 24 months.
People who want to move to New Zealand are advised to check the skills shortage list since this can weight in heavily when applying for a work visa. There is a new essential skills policy that separates occupations into highly skilled and lower skilled levels. Moreover those applying for highly skilled visas may now be eligible for a temporary work visa that goes up to 5 years, as opposed to a permanent residency visa. You can also apply for three- year extensions of your permit, provided the need for you skill still exists at the time of application.
Here below, a few of the most common work visas and their main requirements are outlined. Therefore, Keep in mind that the visas may be or are subject to further requirements and conditions.
There are different types of visas that students can apply for them, depending on age and the length of study. Some of the student Visas a UK national can apply for are the following:
Do you need a job offer to apply for a work visa?
The answer is yes, you do need a job offer in New Zealand to be able to apply for a work visa expect if you are applying under a special policy such as a visa to join your partner in New Zealand.
Do you need to have a job offer to apply for the ‘residence from work’ category?
Yes in most cases you do.
Do you need a job offer to apply for the skilled migrant category?
You do not need a job offer perse to apply for the skilled migrant category, although you may need the job offer to meet the points threshold which has been set for this category. The skilled migrant category uses a point system based on factors like the following:
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