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Specific Purpose Work Visa — senior or specialist short-term secondment

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

This route is for senior or specialist business people on a short-term secondment who have a job offer with a substantial New Zealand company or a New Zealand subsidiary of an overseas company.

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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?

The applicant needs a job offer that complies with New Zealand employment law, the terms of the secondment including its duration, and an Employer Supplementary Form (INZ 1113) completed by the employer.

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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 provide evidence of being 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?

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 visa is granted for up to 12 months, and senior or specialist business people on short-term secondments can apply to stay another 12 months. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • No residence direction is stated.

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

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