A new life abroad for New Zealand visas and emigration assistance

Visas for New Zealand

NZ currently seeks skilled labour to meet shortages. But, If you want to work and live in New Zealand, you’ll need a Visa to gain entry.

Qualification will be assessed on a points system related to a range of employability factors, including qualifications, work experience and age. You’ll need a good standard of spoken and written English and will be awarded extra points if you have a genuine offer of employment.

But it isn’t as straightforward as it sounds, as points for qualifications are allocated according to the New Zealand qualification to which your own specific qualification is comparable. This means you may need to obtain an assessment from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. Also bear in mind that registration may be compulsory for your occupation before you can work in New Zealand.

Anther consideration is the importance of ensuring your visa application is absolutely correct and complete; or you risk time consuming delays and possibly rejection. Unless you have the time to educate yourself on the detailed regulations and have the patience to gather all the information needed, we recommend you use the professional services of a NZ migration consultant, like ourselves, for advice and assistance.

Apart from working as an employee you may prefer to establish, buy or invest in a business within New Zealand. This route will require you to qualify for business investment migration which is also assessed on a points system. In this case important factors such as business experience and investment funds are taken into consideration.

Even if you do not want to work when you arrive in New Zealand, you may still qualify if you are able to invest funds over there for a specified period of time. Having family connections with New Zealand will certainly help your visa application. There are also other possible routes, but whichever you choose, up-to-date advice is essential because the New Zealand government recalculates the pass mark each week!

Once you have are living in New Zealand with a valid visa you can apply for New Zealand Resident status which entitles you to live, study and work there indefinitely.

The first step towards a successful visa application is an assessment of your chances and to establish in which migration category you may be eligible to apply. We invite you to complete our A new life abroad Appraisal Assessment form for this purpose.

Read much more…about Visa categories including Skilled Migrant – Business – Other (Family, Holiday & Study) (PDF)