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Specific Purpose Work Visa — other specific purpose or event

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

This route covers any other specific purpose or event for which the applicant has shown the skills, expertise or attributes that are likely to benefit individuals or New Zealand, where there is no risk of a negative impact on opportunities for New Zealanders.

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  • https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/specific-purpose-work-visa/
    You can apply if you need to come to New Zealand for any other specific purpose or event you have shown the skills, expertise or attributes for: which are likely to benefit individuals or New Zealand, and where there is no risk of a negative impact on opportunities for New Zealanders.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A job offer and a completed Employer Supplementary Form (INZ 1113) are required only if the applicant will be employed in New Zealand.

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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 applicant must show why the work cannot be done by a New Zealand citizen or resident, i.e. that the nature or circumstances of the work make it not possible or appropriate for a New Zealand citizen or resident to take it up.

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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?

Work is limited to the job, the employer and the location specified on the visa. Partner and dependent children cannot be included in the application but can apply for their own visas based on their relationship to the holder.

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

The permission is normally granted for the time needed for the specific purpose or event. Renewal is possible only for some business people: senior or specialist business people on short-term secondments can apply to stay another 12 months, and business people 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 fixed duration; it says 'As needed to complete work' and 'depends on the time needed for the specific purpose or event'.
  • Renewal is described only for certain business people; no renewal path is described for other specific purposes or events.
  • No longer-term residence direction is mentioned in the supplied document.
  • Specific Purpose Work Visa overview
    Length of stay As needed to complete work
  • How long you can stay
    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
    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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