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Specific Purpose Work Visa — intra-company transfer

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

This route is for business persons being transferred from one part of a multinational company to another in New Zealand.

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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?

Evidence of a job offer and of the terms of the secondment, including its duration, are required for the intra-company transfer.

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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 transferee must be a senior manager or specialist personnel.

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

The visa allows work for a specific purpose or event as specified on the visa. The holder is tied to the job, employer and location specified on the visa. Family cannot be included 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 the holder is tied to an occupation or sector beyond the job, employer and location specified on the visa.
  • The document does not state whether family members can accompany the holder; it only states they cannot be included in the visa application and can apply for their own visas.

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

The length of stay depends on the time needed for 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. No longer-term residence direction is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state a normal duration for the visa; it only says the length of stay depends on the time needed for the specific purpose or event.
  • The document does not state how the visa is renewed generally; it only mentions that some business people can apply for another visa under specific conditions.
  • 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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