Options for Religious Workers
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- How do I get a New Zealand passport?
- Providing full birth certificates with applications
- Are there any special rules for Australian citizens and residents?
- Travelling to New Zealand on business
- Skilled Migrant Category - removal of section 49(1) conditions
- What is an 'open work visa', and how do I get one?
- What information can the Customer Service Centre release to an LIA or a lawyer?
- If I get a resident visa, how long do I have to move to New Zealand?
- What can be used as evidence of residence status?
- What is the visa status of a child born in New Zealand?
- Can I add my newborn child to my existing visa application?
- What can be used as evidence of work experience?
- Will I lose my New Zealand residence status if I travel abroad?
- What Fiji travel documents will Immigration New Zealand Suva Branch accept?
- I can't save details into my Expression of Interest
- Information for visitors travelling without a visa
- How do I obtain a New Zealand passport or citizenship?
- Can I enter New Zealand on a one-way ticket?
- Information on DNA testing
- Options for Religious Workers
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There are three categories specifically for religious workers, including temporary visas and a resident visa option.
Student and Trainee Work Visa for Religious Trainees
This category may be suitable for religious trainees who wish to undertake a formal religious training programme in New Zealand.
Temporary work visa
The Religious Worker Work Visa is designed to enable religious communities to practise, maintain and advance their religious beliefs.
This work visa will be granted for a maximum of two years, renewable once (up to a total of four years).
Resident visa
The Religious Worker Resident Visa will allow religious communities to practise, maintain, and advance their religious beliefs and meet their long term needs. A resident visa allows an indefinite stay in New Zealand. Following the grant of a Religious Worker Resident Visa the religious worker must continue in their religious role for the sponsoring organisation for five years.