Your Skilled Migrant Visa and the Catch-22

If you want to live in New Zealand you will need a visa that allows you to stay in our country.

In most cases, unless you have close family in New Zealand or can invest a considerable amount of money, you will apply for a work visa or a resident visa under the Skilled Migrant Policy.

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The Catch-22 challenge:

Skilled migrants will not be able to apply for a visa as long as they do not have a job, but at the same time they face immense difficulties finding a job as long as they do not have a visa that allows them to work in New Zealand.

Combating this ‘Catch-22 dilemma’ is at the core of your entire immigration process and the success of the migration process will depend on your ability to overcome this hurdle.

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A job offer in New Zealand is the key to your Work and Resident Visas.

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Work Visa Requirements (Accredited Employer Work Visa):

If you want to work in New Zealand, you will need a work visa.

In your visa application you have to prove to Immigration New Zealand that all of the following requirements are met:

Skills and Experience

You have the necessary skills and experience to work in the position offered to you.

Registration

If professional registration is required for you to work in your profession in New Zealand.

Job Check

Your Accredited Employer must demonstrate that no New Zealander can be found to do the job, before they can offer it to you.

YOU MUST HAVE AN OFFER FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN NEW ZEALAND.

If any of these requirements are not fulfilled, you will not be able to lodge your work visa application with Immigration New Zealand.

Residence Visa Requirements (Skilled Migrant Category):

To be eligible for a Skilled Migrant Category Residence Visa you must meet the following minimum requirements:

Health and Character

You must have an acceptable standard of health

English

You must have proven English language capabilities.

Age

You must be under the age limit of 56 years.

YOU MUST HAVE A JOB OFFER IN NEW ZEALAND.

Minimum Points

You must have a minimum point score of 6 points.

For you this means that you cannot apply for a residence visa as long as you do not have a job or a job offer in New Zealand.

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But how can you find a job if you do not have a visa?

The reality is that you will probably find it difficult to get a job offer as long as you do not have a visa yet.

Employer hesitation, job board formalities, electronic filtering systems and other hurdles will make your job search difficult.

Whether you are responding to job listings on the internet or talking to employers or recruiters, you will come across comments like:

"Only visa holders may apply" or "Please come back once you have obtained your work visa".

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You find yourself in what can be described as the definition of a classical Catch-22:

‍"A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions." ‍

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The Solution: Our Fusion Service!

Visa Assistance and Job Search Service from under one umbrella: A holistic approach to your immigration process.

At NZIC we look at the full picture when approaching your migration to New Zealand.

Together our Licensed Immigration Advisers and our Job Search Consultants will provide you with a powerful tool that will allow you to break through the Catch-22 wall.

Find out how our Fusion Service will help you get a visa and find a job in New Zealand: Our Fusion Service.‍‍‍‍

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Points Guide | Self Assessment

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