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Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa

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

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This visa is now closed. You can only apply for this visa if you have already held a Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa and you are waiting for a decision on your resident visa application.

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  • Only this quoted route-specific point is confirmed; other material parts of this question remain unconfirmed.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A job offer for work on the Long Term Skill Shortage List is required, evidenced by a copy of the employment agreement. An applicant waiting on their Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa application needs a job offer for at least 12 months, in an occupation on the list or the same occupation as their current work visa. A visa is not normally granted if the employer is on the Labour Inspectorate's list of non-compliant employers.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The applicant must have a job offer for a role on the Long Term Skill Shortage List.

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  • Only this quoted route-specific point is confirmed; other material parts of this question remain unconfirmed.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder must work in a specific occupation, for a specific employer and in a specific location. The official source does not state whether family can accompany.

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  • Only this quoted route-specific point is confirmed; other material parts of this question remain unconfirmed.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The length of stay is up to 30 months; after arrival the holder can travel in and out of New Zealand for up to 30 months. Reapplying requires a current or expired Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa and meeting one of 2 criteria: waiting for the Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa application to be processed, or having been unable to complete the visa's work requirements because of being outside New Zealand when the border closed.

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

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