If you have a job
offer from an employer in New Zealand, you'll likely apply for a special type
of work permit known as the Essential Skills visa. This visa is typically
issued for 3 years at a time and is renewable; however, you and your employer
must meet several requirements in order for you to qualify.
This work visa is only
available to those who have a job offer from an employer. It cannot be used to
move to New Zealand to find work or to start a company of your own.
The requirements for a
New Zealand Essential Skills work visa include:
- Proof that you are
in good health and not likely to need publicly-funded hospitalisation while
living in New Zealand
- Evidence of good
moral character and a background free of certain types of criminal convictions
- Demonstrated
experience that makes you uniquely qualified for the job for which you have
been offered, including previous work history, special skills and education
- Evidence that you
are skilled in a field in which there is a shortage of workers in New Zealand
- Proof from your
prospective employer that the company first searched for a citizen of New
Zealand to fill the vacant job
- An explanation from
your prospective employer that details why a foreign worker is needed to fill
the position
For more information
about immigrating to New Zealand or for assistance planning your move, contact
us at Chess Moving. We have extensive experience assisting with relocations
from Australia to New Zealand.