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Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident 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 is a residence route for holders of a Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa who have worked in New Zealand for more than two years.

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  • Only the supported portion of this rectangle is established by the captured route page; other details remain unresolved.

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 been employed in New Zealand for 24 months and have ongoing, full-time employment, and must provide a letter from their New Zealand employer outlining their role, salary, hours of work and whether the role is ongoing. The visa cannot be approved 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 route states a minimum base salary of NZD 45,000.

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  • Only the supported portion of this rectangle is established by the captured route page; other details remain unresolved.

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

The residence application may include a partner and dependent children aged 24 or younger. The official source does not state the work allowed or any tie to an employer or sector.

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  • Only the supported portion of this rectangle is established by the captured route page; other details remain unresolved.

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

The resident visa permits indefinite stay in New Zealand.

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  • Only the supported portion of this rectangle is established by the captured route page; other details remain unresolved.

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

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