New ZealandSport
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The route covers sports players or professional sports coaches taking up a paid position in a New Zealand sports club.
You can apply if you are a sports player or professional sports coach taking up a paid position in a New Zealand sports club.
The applicant needs evidence of a job offer, an Employer Supplementary Form (INZ 1113) completed by the employer, and evidence of the terms of the engagement with the club if the applicant is not a professional player.
evidence of a job offer an 'Employer Supplementary Form (INZ 1113)' completed by your employer evidence of the terms of the engagement with the club, if you are not a professional player
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the sporting level or professional status that distinguishes the route.
The visa allows work for a specific purpose or event as specified on the visa. The holder can only work in the job, for the employer and in the location specified on the visa. The document does not state any club or activity restrictions specific to sports players or professional sports coaches. The applicant cannot include a partner or dependent children in the visa application, but they can apply for their own visas based on their relationship to the applicant.
This visa lets you: do work for a specific purpose or event as specified on your visa.
You can only work in the job, for the employer and in the location specified on your visa.
You cannot include your partner or dependent children in your visa application, but they can apply for their own visas based on their relationship to you.
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, and business people being transferred within a multinational company can apply to stay another 3 years. The official source does not state any longer-term residence possibilities for sports players or professional sports coaches.
How long you can stay in New Zealand 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 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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