This visa offers a pathway to New Zealand residence. To apply, you’ll need to have the specified work experience, qualifications and occupational registration to work in an occupation on our Long Term Skill Shortage List, and an offer for work in that occupation. If you continue working in that occupation in New Zealand for 2 years, you can apply for residence.
From a Long Term Skill Shortage List work visa
If you were granted a temporary work visa to allow you to work for an employer in New Zealand in an occupation on the Long Term Skill Shortage List, you can apply for residence under Long Term Skill Shortage List Category.
To be eligible you’ll need to:
have held a Long Term Skill Shortage List Work visa for at least 24 months
have been employed full time for that period in an occupation on the Long Term Skill Shortage List.
be currently employed and have a base salary of at least NZ$45,000 per year
be aged 55 years or younger
hold full or provisional registration to practice in your occupation in New Zealand (if applicable).
飞出国：New Zealand Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa 签证属于通过对应工签工作2年后转移民的方式。与 SMC 直接的移民相比，没有雅思总分6.5、EOI 160的要求，同时年薪要求只有 45000 纽币，但要求已经为雇主工作2年同时申请移民时还有长期全职雇佣（You must have been employed in New Zealand for 24 months and have ongoing, full-time employment）。
Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa - flyabroad 2019
This visa is for people who hold a Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa and have been employed in New Zealand for more than 2 years. If you have ongoing employment and your salary is NZ$45,000 or greater, you may be eligible for this resident visa.
Overview - Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa
DURATION Indefinitely
With this visa you can
Live, work and study in New Zealand.
Include your partner and dependent children aged 24 and under in your residence application.
Things to note - Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa
To apply for this visa, you must hold a Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa and have worked in New Zealand for more than 2 years.
You must have ongoing, full-time employment in an occupation that was on the Long Term Skill Shortage List LTSSL) at the time you were granted a work visa, or an occupation that is on the LTSSL at the time you apply for residence.
Current work visa - Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa
You must have a current Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa and have held it for at least 24 months
Ongoing employment - Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa
You must have been employed in New Zealand for 24 months and have ongoing, full-time employment
Minimum income - Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa