There are several types of visas for New Zealand, depending on your goals and purpose. In this article you will find info about:
- Visitor visa
- Student visa
- Limited visa
- Work visa
- Resident visa
- Business visa
- Family visa
- Interim visa (temporary)
Visitor Visas
This type of visa is used for tourist trip, or to come to visit someone you know. A visitor’s visa gives you the right to study in the country for up to 3 months.
More about this type of visa is on the official website of New Zealand Immigration.
Student Visas
These visas for those who plan to study in New Zealand for a duration from 12 weeks. Whether it is an English language course, general education, or higher education.
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Limited Visas
Such visas can have different travel purposes: short-term visit or study. Their main difference from Visitor and Student visas is that it is impossible to change the Limited Visa to another one while being in New Zealand. You need to leave the country to apply for a new visa. Limited visas are issued occasionally at the discretion of an immigration officer.
How to avoid getting Limited visa and increase your chances of getting Student visa read in our article.
More about this type of visa is on the official website of New Zealand Immigration.
Work
There are several types of work visas. And the conditions for obtaining them may differ:
- At the invitation of an employer. If you find a job and the employer is willing to provide you with an employment contract, then you can get a work visa on this basis, but by observing a number of additional conditions.
- Visas for graduates. To get a work visa automatically, you need to successfully complete 1 year of study or more. Duration of work visa depends on education program (Level). After completing the education students can get Post Study Work Visa from 1 to 3 years. More about this type of visa on our website.
Resident
- Professional category. If you work in New Zealand in a specific field, then, most likely, you have the opportunity to apply for residence. However, you need to comply with certain requirements.
More about this type of visa is on the official website of New Zealand Immigration.
Business Visas
- If you want to open a business in New Zealand and you have NZ $ 100,000 in investment or more, then you can consider the option of obtaining a business visa. Read more about immigration through business.
- Investor visa. If you have an amount of NZ $ 5 million for investment, then it makes sense to apply for the special investor visa. Read more details on our website and on the website of INZ: Active Investor Plus visa.
Family Visas
If you plan to travel with your family, there are several types of visas for them. It depends on the type of your own visa and some initial data. More about family visas is on our website.
This is a shortlist, and this information is for informational purposes only. More details about all types of visas are on the official website of INZ .
Interim Visa
A temporary visa for stay in New Zealand. Immigration NZ automatically issues it to applicants, who applied for a new type of visa.
More about interim visa read on the INZ website.
Remember that only licensed immigration advisors can deal with the issue of all the types of visas, and only educational consultants can help with student visas. Our licensed immigration consultants.
