Check if you are eligible to apply for the 2021 Resident Visa

Immigration New Zealand

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Use our online system to apply for selected visas or check visa details. Get help to use our online services.

What visa did you hold or had you applied for on 29 September 2021?

Did you hold another eligible visa within 6 months before being granted a Section 61 Work Visa?

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What visa did you hold?

Were you in New Zealand on 29 September 2021?

Yes No

Were you granted a ‘Critical Worker: Other’ for a longer term role (more than 6 months) and assessed under the longer term criteria?

Yes No

Were you granted a Critical Purpose Visitor Visa of 6 months or more under the ‘Critical Health Worker’ border exception?

Yes No

Have you lived in New Zealand for the last three years prior to 29 September 2021?*

Yes No

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You need to have arrived in New Zealand on or before 29 September 2018 and have spent a minimum of 821 days in New Zealand between 29 September 2018 and 29 September 2021 (inclusive). The time spent in New Zealand does not need to be consecutive. There is no minimum amount within a calendar year.

Did you earn at or above the median wage of NZD $27 an hour on 29 September 2021?

Yes No

As of the 29 September 2021, is your job on one of the list of scarce occupations?

Yes No

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Based on the information you have supplied, you may not be eligible for the 2021 Resident Visa.

Other options to remain in New Zealand

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Based on the information you have supplied, you may not be eligible for the 2021 Resident Visa unless one of the following apply:

If you are a temporary migrant who resides in New Zealand but have been unable to return from Australia by 29 September 2021, you may also be eligible.
If you are granted a Critical Purpose Visa as a ‘Critical Health Worker’ for 6 months or more, and arrive and apply on or before 31 July 2022 you may be eligible, even if you are not in the country on 29 September 2021.
If you are granted a Critical Purpose Visitor Visa as an ‘Other Critical Worker’ for a longer term role (more than 6 months) you may be eligible if you arrive and apply on or before 31 July 2022.

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Based on the information you have supplied, you may be eligible for the 2021 Resident Visa if you were:

granted a Critical Purpose Visitor Visa of 6 months or more under the ‘Critical Health Worker’ border exception, or
granted a ‘Critical Worker: Other’ for a longer term role and assessed under the longer term criteria.

The 2021 Resident Visa will be open for applications in two phases, with the first group of people able to start applying from 1 December 2021. This website will be updated regularly with latest information.

Note

Based on the information you have supplied, you may be eligible for the 2021 Resident Visa. You must be in New Zealand to apply.

Partners and dependents can be included in your application. They do not need to be in New Zealand to apply.

Our online systems

Check if you are eligible to apply for the 2021 Resident Visa

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