2021 Resident Visa eligibility
The eligibility criteria for the 2021 Resident Visa focuses on people whose primary purpose for being in New Zealand is to work.
Partners and dependent children, including those currently outside New Zealand, can be included in residence applications.
Applications will open in two phases from 1 December 2021 for:
people who have already applied for residence under the Skilled Migrant...
2021 Resident Visa application process
The 2021 Resident visa will be open for applications in two phases, with the first group of people able to apply from 1 December 2021.
From 1 December 2021 you can apply if:
you have already applied for residence under the Skilled Migrant or Residence from Work categories on or before 29 September 2021, oryou have submitted a Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest, and have...