New Zealand Visa Options

New Zealand Immigration Regulations at a Glance

  • Do I qualify for immigration to New Zealand?
  • Which class should I apply under?
  • What conditions do I need to satisfy?
  • How long does it take to process a visa? (See our FAQs)

To help answer some of these questions here is a list of informative quick-links to the official INZ New Zealand Government immigration website. Essentially, there are five main ways to emigrate to New Zealand. The usual categories for permanent residence classes are:

  1. Skilled Migrant
  2. Family
  3. Business
  4. Investor
  5. The other option is to apply for a Temporary Visa.

SKILLED MIGRANT

SKILLED MIGRANT CATEGORY click here

SELECTION POINTS INDICATOR click here

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST click here

SKILLED SHORTAGE LISTS (IMMEDIATE, LONG-TERM, CANTERBURY) click here

FAMILY

PARTNERSHIP click here

PARENT click here

DEPENDENT CHILD click here

PARENT RETIREMENT CATEGORY click here

All visa options to bring or join family

BUSINESS

LONG TERM BUSINESS VISA (LTBV) click here

ENTREPRENEUR / ENTREPENEUR PLUS click here

EMPLOYEES OF RELOCATING BUSINESS click here

INVESTOR

INVESTOR 1 RESIDENT VISA click here

INVESTOR 2 RESIDENT VISA click here

TEMPORARY VISAS

SPECIFIC PURPOSE WORK VISA click here

WORKING HOLIDAY VISAS click here

TEMPORARY RETIREMENT CATEGORY click here

STUDENT VISA click here

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION click here

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