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Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa

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

The route is for skilled workers through 3 pathways designed to recognise different types of skills, experience and contributions to New Zealand's workforce: the Points-based pathway; the Skilled Work Experience pathway, for people who developed their skills through work experience rather than a formal qualification; and the Trades and Technicians pathway, for people working in eligible trades or technician roles who developed their skills through a combination of qualifications and work experience.

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

The applicant must have a job or job offer from an accredited employer.

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

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 6 points to be eligible for the Points-based pathway.

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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 can live, work and study in New Zealand. 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?

A Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa allows the holder to stay in New Zealand indefinitely.

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

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

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