{"id":43189,"date":"2023-09-27T17:31:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/?p=43189"},"modified":"2023-10-19T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:17:20","slug":"applications-and-priority-changes-for-work-to-residence-visas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/news\/applications-and-priority-changes-for-work-to-residence-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications and Priority Changes for Work to Residence Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On 29 September 2023, the Green List and Sector Agreement work to residence visas will be open for application. The three visa pathways addressed are:<\/p>\n
Additionally, new processing priority for certain skill residence applications have been approved.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Wage and Experience Requirements for Green List<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Work to Residence Visas require 24 months of work experience. They must be gained:<\/p>\n WTR Visa applicants also must meet the Green List role’s median wage or specific wage threshold both at the beginning of their 24-month work experience and when applying for residence.<\/p>\n If the median wage rises during these 24 months, they must meet the updated threshold upon visa application or job change. However, those who applied for a work visa or Critical Purpose Visitor Visa (with work rights) before this date are exempted, requiring only the median wage at the time of their residence application.<\/p>\n This exemption doesn’t apply to Accredited Employer Work Visa holders.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Processing Order priority for Skilled Residence Applications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n From 29 September 2023, a new priority processing order will apply, recognising the importance of Tier 1 Green List occupations, highly paid workers, and well-qualified or well-paid Skilled Migrant Category applicants.<\/p>\n Processing priority will be given to some of these skilled residence applications:<\/p>\n Criteria for Processing Order priority<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To have priority allocation, the applicant needs to be either:<\/p>\n Prioritisation means these applications will be allocated to immigration officers before other skilled residence applications. After priority allocation, assessment and verification is the same as all other skilled residence applications.<\/p>\n There is no cap on the number of Skilled Residence visas that can be granted. Visas will be granted to all applicants who meet the relevant immigration requirements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n For any questions regarding this update or any further immigration matters, please contact Arno Nothnagel, our NZ Immigration Director, here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Immigration New Zealand recently announced several updates to the Green List, RSE, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":44839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[165,27,54,29,134,33,166],"class_list":["post-43189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-zealand","tag-care-workforce-work-to-residence-visa","tag-employer-accreditation","tag-green-list-straight-to-residence-pathway","tag-new-zealand-immigration","tag-skilled-migrant-category-visa","tag-skilled-migration","tag-transport-sector-work-to-residence-visa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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