Pitcairn Islander Resident Visa — Support a candidate's visa application
If you want to hire someone from the Pitcairn Islands, you will need to support their visa application for a Pitcairn Islander Resident Visa.
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Visa length
Indefinite
To support your candidate's visa application, you must:
- provide a written offer of employment or contract for services for
- be hiring them in a skilled occupation
- be offering permanent employment for 12 months or more
- comply with New Zealand employment law.
This option helps you:
- support someone to apply for a Pitcairn Islander Resident Visa.
What an employer needs to do
Job offer
You must provide a written employment agreement, which your candidate will need to support their application.
You will need to provide either an employment agreement or a contract for services that is for:
- a skilled occupation
- full-time work (at least 30 hours a week)
- permanent employment for 12 months or more, or if your candidate has a history of consistent contract work, likely to be ongoing.
Green list roles — jobs we need people for in New Zealand
Visa status
You must check the people you hire are allowed to work in New Zealand.
Before your employee starts working for you, you must check they are allowed to work in New Zealand.
Check someone can legally work for you
Employer responsibilities and obligations
You must meet the minimum rights and obligations as an employer.
As an employer, this means:
- paying the same market rate you would pay a New Zealander to do the work
- meeting holiday and leave requirements
- providing a safe workplace.
Employee rights and responsibilities — Employment New Zealand
What happens next
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Step 1: Provide a job offer
You will need to provide either an employment agreement or a contract for services that is for skilled employment.
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Step 2: Candidate applies for a resident visa
Your candidate will need to complete a 'Residence Application' and send it to us together with a copy of their employment agreement or contract for services detailing the skilled employment you have offered.
For us to process their visa application, they must send us information about the work they will be doing for you. For example, an employment agreement or an offer of a place.
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Step 3: Wait for a decision
We make a decision about your candidate's application as soon as we can. You can view our historic visa timeframes below.
If your candidate is already in New Zealand, we may ask for more information about your recruitment process, the position or the sustainability of the position.
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Step 4: Employee starts work
As soon as your candidate has been granted a visa, they can come to New Zealand and start working for you.
You have to make sure the people who work for you have the right to work in New Zealand.