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The ballots for the Pacific Access Category (PAC) and Samoan Quota (SQ) to select who will be invited to apply for residence in New Zealand will be drawn on 21 May 2025, and the results will be posted on the Immigration New Zealand website by 30 May 2025.
The PAC and SQ residence pathways recognise the special relationship between New Zealand and Samoa and the Pacific Access Category countries of Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Fiji.
This year up to 1,650 Samoan citizens, 250 Tongan, 250 Fijian citizens, 75 Kiribati and 75 Tuvaluan citizens may be granted residence under each category.
Sufficient registrations in the ballot will be drawn to meet these quotas. Registrations for the ballots can contain more than 1 person, for example, if a family are included under the same registration.
We will publish successful registrant reference numbers on the Immigration New Zealand website by 30 May 2025.
If your ballot is selected, we will send you a letter with an invitation to apply after the reference numbers are published. This letter will include information about how to apply for your residence visa.
You must apply for New Zealand residency within 8 months of receiving an invitation to apply.
New income threshold
The minimum income requirement for those applying for residence under PAC and SQ with dependent children will be NZD $54,133.04 per annum from 1 June 2025.
This will apply to those who are invited to apply for residence following this ballot draw. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that parents can adequately support children in New Zealand. The income of a secondary applicant partner may also be considered, as long as both applicants have an acceptable offer of employment in New Zealand.
