Highly Paid
Only work experience gained in New Zealand after 29 September 2021 can be counted
Work to Residence – Tier Two
To be eligible to apply for residence with a Green List Tier 2 role, an applicant must have worked in a Tier 2 role in New Zealand for at least 24 months, and within the 30 months immediately prior to lodging their residence application.
This period of work does not have to be obtained in consecutive months, or in the same Green List role, and it can also include any parental leave undertaken. Work comprising a Green List role and a highly paid role can also be combined to achieve the required 2 years.
Only work experience gained in New Zealand after 29 September 2021 can be counted, and so the earliest a Tier 2 residence application can be lodged will be 29 September 2023.
Lodgements
At the time of lodging their residence application the applicant must hold an Accredited Employer Work Visa or another work visa (eg; Essential Skills) applied for before 4 July 2022, and must have existing employment for a role on the Tier 2 list.
The role title does not need to exactly match that which is shown in the Green List, as it is the main tasks which are undertaken in the role which finally determines whether the role is a match to the Green List role.
In considering these tasks Immigration New Zealand will refer to the ANZSCO occupation classification for the role, and the relevant tasks which are listed must comprise the majority of the applicant’s actual role in order for the roles to match.
Pre-requisite Requirements
An applicant must also have the pre-requisite requirements listed for that role on the Green List. These requirements are very specific to each role. For instance, most of the medical roles only require the appropriate New Zealand medical registration.
However, many other roles require either a named qualification, or a comparable qualification with additional requirements such as specific knowledge requirements and/or support from a professional association.
Some overseas qualifications can be directly recognised because they are already identified within Immigration Instructions however if this is not the case an assessment of comparability must be obtained from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
Taking your first steps to becoming an Accredited Employer starts with contacting our partners at Pathways NZ.
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Employer Resources
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MTNZ Employee Settling
At MTNZ we can assist your accredited company with a more detailed, customised and client focused settlement service
When housing area or residence has been selected, an orientation to the neighbourhood is conducted, identifying nearby supermarket, post office, health clinic, and public transport points.
Settling in services is now so popular that the New Zealand government has made it mandatory for all accredited employers of migrants. Our settling services are customised and not generic.