RW3 Residence instructions for holders of...

RW3 Residence instructions for holders of work visas granted under the Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) work instructions

Holders of visas granted under the Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) work instructions may be granted a resident visa where:

1. they have held a work visa granted under the Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) work instructions for a period of at least 24 months; and
2. during the currency of that visa they have been actively engaged in their declared field of art, culture or sport throughout a period of 24 months in New Zealand; and
3. they are still prominent in that field of art, culture or sport; and
4. their continued presence in New Zealand will enhance the quality of New Zealand's accomplishments and participation in that field of art, culture or sport; and
5. they are supported by a New Zealand organisation of national repute in their declared field; and
6. they have an acceptable sponsor (see R4.5); and
7. they meet health and character requirements (see A4 and A5); and
8. they have not, at any time since the grant of their visa under the Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) work instructions, applied for, or been granted welfare assistance under the Social Security Act 1964. (For the purpose of these instructions, any welfare assistance applied for by, or granted to, a partner or child of the holder of a work visa granted under these instructions is welfare assistance applied for or granted to the holder.)

Note: Applicants under these instructions must be in New Zealand at the time they lodge their application for a resident visa.

Effective 29/11/2010