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Specific Purpose Work Visa — UK independent professional

New ZealandStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This route is for independent professionals from the United Kingdom, under the temporary entry of UK business persons provisions of the New Zealand-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (NZ-UK FTA).

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What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what business substance must exist or be demonstrated.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the investment, capital, income or funding evidence required.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The visa allows work for a specific purpose or event as specified on the visa. The holder can only work in the job, for the employer and in the location specified on the visa. The document does not state whether self-employed activity is permitted. The holder cannot include a partner or dependent children in the visa application, but they can apply for their own visas based on their relationship to the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not explicitly state whether self-employed activity is permitted; it only refers to work for a specific purpose or event and restrictions on job, employer and location.
  • The document does not state the family position beyond the application inclusion rule; it does not specify whether family members can accompany the holder or their rights.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The visa is granted for the time needed to complete the specific purpose or event. Only some business people can apply for another Specific Purpose or Event Work Visa if they need more time: senior business people or specialist business people on short-term secondments can apply to stay another 12 months; business people being transferred within a multinational company can apply to stay another 3 years. The document does not state the approval sequence or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state the exact approval/application sequence beyond the general application process.
  • The document does not state how the visa is renewed for categories other than the specified business people.
  • The document does not state any longer-term residence direction.
  • How long you can stay
    How long you can stay in New Zealand depends on the time needed for the specific purpose or event.
  • Staying longer
    Only some business people can apply for another Specific Purpose or Event Work Visa, if they need more time. Senior business people or specialist business people on short-term secondments can apply to stay another 12 months. Business people who are being transferred from one part of a multinational company to another in New Zealand, can apply to stay another 3 years.

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

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