WS2 Specific purpose or events

See WS2 Effective 24/04/2006
See WS2 Effective 04/07/2005
See WS before 04/07/2005

Applicants who are considered to be coming to New Zealand for a specific purpose or event include the following:

1. Business people such as:
   1. Senior or specialist business people on short term secondments who have a job offer either in a substantial New Zealand company or a New Zealand subsidiary of an overseas company.
   2. A business person seconded to New Zealand as an intra-corporate transferee to take up a position in a multinational company as:
      • an executive, or
      • a senior manager, or
      • specialist personnel.

        Notes:

   • In the context of this policy 'executive' or 'senior manager' means a person who is a senior employee of an organisation and who has been employed by that organisation for at least 12 months prior to their proposed transfer to New Zealand. Additionally, they are responsible for the entire organisation's operations in New Zealand, or a substantial part of it, receiving general supervision or direction principally from higher level executives, the board of directors or stockholders of the business.
   • In the context of this policy 'specialist personnel' means a person who is being transferred to undertake a specific or specialist task at a senior level within the company. Additionally they must possess knowledge of the organisation's service, research equipment, techniques or management.
   1. Business people wishing to undertake business activities in New Zealand who can satisfy visa or immigration officers that they have genuine reasons to be in New Zealand for a period or periods exceeding 3 months in any one year. Documented evidence of these reasons is required.

      Notes:

   • Seconded business persons who do not have an acceptable standard of health may be considered for a medical waiver (see A4.65.1 Seconded business people).
   • This policy (WS2 (a) (i), (ii) and (iii)) reflects New Zealand's international trade commitments (see E9).
2. Principal applicants* who made* an application for residence under the Investor Category before 4 July 2005 category who are investigating direct investment opportunities and making direct investments in New Zealand.
3. Principal applicants* for residence under the Active Investor Migrant Policy who are investigating investment opportunities and making direct investments in New Zealand.

   Note:

   • Partners and dependent children* of principal applicants* under the Investor Category (b) or the Active Investor Migrant Policy (c) may be issued with multiple journey visitors' visas authorising a permit current for the same period as the principal applicant's*.
   • Dependent children* of principal applicants* under the Investor Category (b) or the Active Investor Migrant Policy (c) may be issued with student visas and granted student permits, provided that they meet the standard student policy requirements (see U2).
4. People with a written invitation or schedule of events invited to New Zealand to referee sports events or judge shows, displays, or exhibitions.
5. Dance and music examiners of recognised international teaching institutions with a written invitation or job offer to conduct examinations in New Zealand.
6. Pastors and lay missionaries with a written guarantee of accommodation, maintenance and repatriation from a sponsoring body.
7. Installers or servicers of specialised machinery or equipment supplied by an overseas company who can provide evidence that installing or servicing the equipment in New Zealand is a condition of purchase.
8. Entertainers, performing artists, film and video production crew, and associated support personnel, who intend to engage in any form of private or public performance in New Zealand or work on any film or video production in New Zealand, if they meet the evidential and other requirements set out in WS3.1.
9. Sports players and professional sports coaches taking up a paid position in a New Zealand sports club who have a written offer of employment from that club.

   Note:

   Players or coaches who wish to undertake additional employment may apply for a variation of the conditions of their work permit once they arrive in New Zealand.

   A variation may be granted if:

   • the applicant provides evidence that the sponsor or company involved in the sport is offering the job solely to this particular player or coach; or
   • a labour market test (see WK2.10) on any other job offered shows that there are no New Zealand citizens or residents available to do the job.
10. People who need to come to New Zealand for any other specific purpose or event where the circumstances justify the issue of a work visa or grant of a work permit under this policy, and they meet the objective of this policy.

Effective 26/11/2007