NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION - RESIDENT VISA

NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATIONMigrate to New Zealand, a safe, peaceful country with growing economy, an excellent work-life balance and widely regarded as an 'haven on earth'. New Zealand welcomes professionals, trades persons and experienced business persons with transferable skills and the potential to successfully settle in and contribute to New Zealand. It also welcomes partners, parents, siblings and children of New Zealand citizens and eligible residents wishing to join their family and settle in New Zealand.

CONTACT US FOR NEW ZEALAND RESIDENT VISA

If you wish to emigrate to New Zealand and want to know your eligibility for New Zealand Resident Visa, please submit the Assessment Form. Our New Zealand IAA Licensed Immigration Consultant will

1. assess your eligibility and advise your points score, EOI selection prospects, settlement potential, estimated processing time and terms of engagement including our fees and official charges; and
2. upon engagement advise, guide and assist you in achieving a positive outcome.

                                                    ASSESSMENT FORM

SKILLED MIGRANT CATEGORY (SMC)

SMC is a two-step points based New Zealand Resident Visa category for applicants aged 20 - 55 years, meeting health, character and English language requirements

1. you submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to migrate to New Zealand, if you score 100 or more points
   all EOI's are pooled and selected every fortnight based on established selection criteria
   upon selection of your EOI, you will be issued Invitation To Apply (ITA) for New Zealand Resident Visa
2. you submit your New Zealand Resident Visa application upon receipt of ITA

For a successful outcome, you need to demonstrate your ability or potential to successfully settle in and contribute to New Zealand. If you demonstrate your ability for successful settlement or are assessed as having a high potential to secure skilled employment in New Zealand, your New Zealand Resident Visa application will be approved. If you are assessed as having potential to successfully settle in New Zealand, decision on your New Zealand Resident Visa application will be deferred and you will be issued SMC Job Search Visa to enable you to come to New Zealand and secure skilled job offer. Upon securing skilled job offer your new Zealand resident visa application will be approved

SMC JOB SEARCH VISA (SMC JSV)

If you are issued SMC JSV, decision on your New Zealand Resident Visa application will be deferred for 12 months and you

1. will need to travel to New Zealand within 3 months from issue of your SMC JSV
2. will have 9 months from arrival in New Zealand to secure skilled job offer

You can work for any employer on your SMC JSV while you find skilled employment. However, you must secure a skilled job offer within 9 months for your New Zealand ResidentVisa application to be approved.

RESIDENCE FROM WORK - PATHWAY TO RESIDENCE

Residence from Work policy provides direct link to secure New Zealand Residence Visa and is a pathway to secure Residence and settle in New Zealand. You will qualify, if you have been issued work visa under the Work To Residence (WTR) policy and you have worked for 2 years, met your visa requirements and meet the minimum base salary requirements as under

1. LTSSL Occupation- base salary of NZ $ 45,000
2. Talent (Accredited Employer)- base salary of NZ $ 55,000

For details of work visa available under the Work To Residence policy, please visit New Zealand Work Visa

BUSINESS VISA

If you have business experience either as owner, partner or senior executive in a business and wish to set up business in New Zealand or you are a key employee of a business relocating to New Zealand or you are an investor wishing to invest in New Zealand, you might qualify for Business Visa.

For details please visit New Zealand Business Visa.

FAMILY VISA

Family category visa is for partners,parents, siblings, adult children and dependent children of New Zealand Citizens and eligible New Zealand Residents wishing to join family members in New Zealand. To be eligible for residence visa

1. partners must be living together for 12 months or more in a stable and genuine relationshi. If not, they will initially be granted work visa to allow them to live together and issued residence visa thereafter
2. parents must have equal or more children living in New Zealand than in any other country
3. sibling must not have any other family member living in the same country and must have a job offer.

For details, please visit New Zealand Family Visa

CONTACT US

For residence visa under SMC or for work visa under Work to Residence policy or for business visa, please submit the  Assessment Form for initial  assessment of your eligibility. To enquire about your eligibility for temporary or permanent family visa, please submit  the Contact Us Form and provide complete information about your and your partner's circumstances and visa status in New Zealand

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