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NZ Skilled Migrant Category Changes 24 August 2026: Two New Pathways, One Hard Deadline
Two new residence pathways open 24 August — and draft EOIs expire the same day.
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Immigration rules move quietly: a fee goes up, an income floor moves, a route stops accepting applications. This is every change we could confirm against an official government page — and nothing we could not.

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Two new residence pathways open 24 August — and draft EOIs expire the same day.
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Naturalisation is now 7–10 years, and the clock starts later than most people assume.
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28 occupations kept, 32 cut — and the cut routes close on 31 December.
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Every route, the real thresholds, and who each one is actually for.
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