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Dismissed Worker Visitor Visa

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

This visitor route is for a person with a current work visa who was dismissed during a trial period.

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Limits of the record
  • Only the supported part of the approved question is captured; remaining route-specific details are unresolved.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The route covers workers dismissed from their job during a trial period while holding a current work visa.

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Limits of the record
  • Only the supported part of the approved question is captured; remaining route-specific details are unresolved.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is triggered by dismissal during a trial period: the applicant must have a current work visa that only allows employment with a specific employer, a trial period of up to 90 days in the employment agreement, and have been notified within the 90-day trial period that they are to be dismissed; they must not previously have been the principal applicant in a successful application under this category.

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  • https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/dismissed-worker-visitor-visa/
    You must have a current work visa and meet certain requirements. You must have: a visa with the condition that you can only take up employment with a specific employer a trial period of up to 90 days included in your employment agreement been notified within the 90-day trial period that you are to be dismissed not previously been the principal applicant in a successful application under this category.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Before the visa is granted the applicant must show enough money to live on in New Zealand (at least NZD 1,000 per month, or NZD 400 per month if accommodation is already paid) or an acceptable sponsor, have a ticket to leave New Zealand or enough money to buy one, and agree to pay their own health care costs.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is a visitor visa; a partner and dependent children aged 19 or younger can be included in the application. The official source does not state the duration, the rights attached or what happens afterwards.

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Limits of the record
  • Only the supported part of the approved question is captured; remaining route-specific details are unresolved.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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