You can apply for this visa if you are a citizen of Vietnam and have been offered work in New Zealand as a chef or engineering professional. You must also be qualified for the role you have been offered.
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You must provide proof of your identity:
You may provide your original passport, or a certified copy when you submit your application. If you provide a certified copy we may request your original passport to complete your application.
Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after you plan to leave New Zealand.
You must have a chest x-ray and a medical examination as proof of your good health.
If you have a criminal conviction or are a security risk to New Zealand we may not be able to grant you a visa.
Good character for temporary visas
You must provide police certificates if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits. This includes any time you have spent in New Zealand in the past on other visas, even if you have been out of the country since then.
You also must provide police certificates if we ask for them.
Police certificates must be less than 6 months old when you submit your application. They must be from any country you are a citizen of, or have spent more than 5 years in since you turned 17.
If you are 16 years old or younger you do not need to provide police certificates.
How to get a police certificate
If you have already sent us police certificates with a previous visa application and they are less than 24 months old, you do not need to send them again.
When we decide if your intentions are genuine, we consider all the information:
You must provide a valid Vietnam passport.
Any documents that prove you are living in Vietnam now. Examples include:
If you’re already in New Zealand on a Vietnam Special Work Category visa and you’re applying for another visa under this category for the balance of the 3 year maximum, it’s OK to apply while in New Zealand.
Any documents that prove you live in Vietnam permanently. Examples include:
You must provide a copy of your employment agreement for full-time work, which must include:
We use the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) to assess if your job offer has the appropriate Skill Level for us to grant you a visa under the Vietnam Special Work Category.
If you’re a chef, your job offer must be assessed as ANZSCO Skill Level 3.
If you’re an engineering professional, your job offer must be assessed as ANZSCO Skill Level 1.
If we’re not sure about the skill level of the work you’ve been offered, we may contact you or your employer for more information.
If you’re a registered nurse, we don’t use ANZSCO to assess the skill level of your job offer.
For more information about the ANZSCO, visit:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
You must have a qualification or practical work experience relevant to your New Zealand job offer as a chef.
Your evidence may include a certified copy of:
ANZSCO sets out the qualifications and/or work experience that are relevant for your occupation.
For more information about the work experience and/or qualifications you’ll need, visit:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
You must provide a certified copy of either:
Overseas qualifications are assessed for their equivalence to New Zealand qualifications by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
For more information on the NZQA, visit:
If registration is required, you must provide us with a certified copy of your New Zealand occupational registration.
For more information about New Zealand registration for engineers, visit:
Chefs don’t need occupational registration to work in New Zealand.
The information below will help you understand the process, timeframes and costs involved in applying for this visa, so you can plan ahead and have the best chance of submitting a complete application.
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You must apply for entry permission when you arrive in New Zealand. You can do this by completing a New Zealand traveller declaration (NZTD).
New Zealand Customs and Biosecurity also check that you meet their entry requirements.
You can be refused entry permission if:
You have to come to New Zealand within 6 months of the date your visa is granted.
After you arrive in New Zealand, you can come and go from New Zealand as many times as you like before your visa expires.
You may work only in the specific occupation, for the employer and in the location specified on your visa.
You can study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period.
You can also do any training required by your employer as part of your employment.
You must leave New Zealand before your visa expires.
If you’ve been in New Zealand on a Vietnam Special Work Category visa for 3 years, you can only apply for another Vietnam Special Work Category visa after you’ve been outside of New Zealand for 3 years.