Find visitor visas and information about visiting Aotearoa New Zealand on holiday or for business.
Find study visas to study in Aotearoa New Zealand. Education providers can learn about getting approved.
Find information about work visas and working in New Zealand. Employers can learn about hiring people from overseas and getting accredited.
Find visas to live in Aotearoa New Zealand permanently and learn what life here is like.
Learn about Immigration New Zealand, our role, how we work and how to contact us.
Learn about the different resident visas you can apply for based on your skills. Find out about the ballots for some Pacific island countries. Learn how to check or change the conditions of your visa if you already have a resident visa.
Find out how to get a resident visa for New Zealand based on your skills.
New Zealand has a special relationship with the Pacific countries of Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. To recognise this, we run two ballots that can lead to residence for some citizens from these countries.
Resident visas have rules about what you can do, including travelling overseas up to a certain date. You can apply to extend this date or to get permanent residence.
Permanent residence is usually the next step after residence. You can live and work in New Zealand indefinitely and come and go as you like.
If you were included in someone else's residence application you may be able to get a Permanent Resident Visa, a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa or extend your travel conditions before the principal applicant.
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