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New Zealand Immigration & Visa

Skilled immigration

Through several reforms of the 2023-2024 skilled immigration policy, New Zealand currently has three ways to apply for immigration, namely: 6-point skilled immigration, green list position immigration and nursing & transportation industry agreement immigration channel. Some visas allow you to apply for residence directly, such as a direct residence visa. Other routes may require you to work in New Zealand for a period of time before you can apply for residence, such as converting a work visa to a residence visa.

Spouse work permit/immigration

1. Genuine and stable relationship: The applicant and his or her spouse must prove that their relationship is genuine and stable. This means that their relationship should be of lasting quality and that both parties have clear intentions for their future life together.
2. 同居要求:申请人和其配偶需要证明他们已经在一起生活了一段合理的时间。虽然没有具体的时间要求,但通常期望至少有12个月的同居记录。如果是配偶移民申请,一定至少满足12个月稳定同居以上才符合申请要求。

Parents retirement immigration

• The child has New Zealand status for sponsorship (including RV or Citizen);
• The legal annual income of the main applicant (or main and deputy applicants) reaches NZD 60,000 (equivalent to approximately RMB 300,000);
• 总资产超过新币150万,其中100万新币需要转到新西兰用作商业投资四年,另外有50万新币作为安家费。

Entrepreneurship immigration

There are many ways to immigrate to New Zealand. In addition to the skilled immigration, spouse and family reunion immigration, and investment immigration that we have introduced before, entrepreneurial immigration is also the immigration method chosen by some applicants. New Zealand's entrepreneurial immigration adopts a scoring system. There are different scoring standards based on the industry in which the applicant starts the business, the capital invested and the employment rate of the local population. The Immigration Bureau will score the applicant based on the business operation status. In recent years, the Immigration Bureau’s requirements for applicants have been constantly updated and become more stringent.

Investment capital transfer

1. The main applicant must demonstrate assets of at least NZ$5 million
2. Reasonably explain the legal source of the declared assets and provide proof
3. 投资期 4 年
4. 主申请人须投资期内居住满至少 117 天

Employer work visa
(AEWV)

The application process for the New Zealand Employer Work Visa (Accredited Employer Work Visa) can be divided into three main steps:

  1. Employer certification: First, the employer needs to go through the certification process of Immigration New Zealand. Only certified employers can recruit overseas workers. The purpose of certification is to ensure that employers have good recruitment and employment compliance and the ability to support overseas employees working and living in New Zealand.
  2. Advertise for job review: After an employer is accredited, it must advertise for the required position and conduct a market test to confirm whether a New Zealand resident or citizen can fill the position. This step ensures that employers can only hire overseas staff if there are no suitable local candidates
  3. Employee applies for a visa: Once the position is approved, the employee can start applying for an employer work permit. During the application process, employees are required to provide necessary personal information, proof of qualifications, and work experience relevant to the position for which they are applying. Immigration will review the application to ensure that the employee meets the visa requirements and that working in New Zealand will not adversely affect the local labor market.