Apply for this visa if you currently work for, or have a job offer from, an accredited employer, and you have worked in a care workforce role for 24 months.
| Length of stay | Age range | Cost |
| indefinitely | 55 or younger | From NZD $4290 |
With this visa you can
- Live, work and study in New Zealand.
- Include your partner and dependent children aged 24 or younger in your visa application.
Things to note
- At the time you apply you must be working for, or have a job offer from, an accredited employer.
- Your employment must be full-time, and permanent or fixed-term for at least 12 months.
- You must have worked in New Zealand for 24 months, in a care workforce role that paid you NZD$28.25 an hour or more (or the equivalent salary).
- If your partner or children have visas to study, work or visit based on their relationship to you, you must include them in your application.
Work to residence approved transport roles
These are the approved work to residence transport roles:
- bus driver
- truck driver
- aircraft refueller
- furniture removalist
- tanker driver
- tow truck driver
- ship’s master
- deck hand.
| Transport role | ANZCO code | Work requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Bus driver | 731211 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is passenger bus driver – have been employed for at least 24 months as a passenger bus driver in New Zealand – have been paid at least $28 an hour for 24 months – hold a class 2 New Zealand driver licence with a passenger endorsement. You must be working either: – for an employer who has signed a Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) ‘All Parties Memorandum of Understanding on Improving Driver Terms and Conditions’ for the region you are working in, or – as a school bus driver on a Ministry of Education-funded school bus service, or – as a school bus driver on a service directly contracted to a school. Ministry of Education school bus services |
| Truck driver | 733111 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is driver of a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been employed for at least 24 months driving a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold a New Zealand class 4 or 5 driver licence. |
| Aircraft refueller | 733112 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is driver of a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been employed for at least 24 months driving a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold a New Zealand class 4 or 5 driver licence. |
| Furniture removalist | 733113 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is driver of a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been employed for at least 24 months driving a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold a New Zealand class 4 or 5 driver licence. |
| Tanker driver | 733114 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is driver of a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been employed for at least 24 months driving a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold a New Zealand class 4 or 5 driver licence. |
| Tow truck driver | 733115 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is driver of a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been employed for at least 24 months driving a class 4 or 5 vehicle – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold a New Zealand class 4 or 5 driver licence. |
| Ship’s master | 231231 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is ship’s master – have been employed for at least 24 months as a ship’s master – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold either: – the Skipper Restricted Limits qualification with 500GT or 3000GT endorsement, or – a Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) certificate for duties of a Ship’s Master on a vessel that is 500 gross tonnes or more (as recognised by Maritime New Zealand). |
| Deck hand | 899211 | On the day you apply for your residence visa you must: – be currently employed by, or have a job offer from, a New Zealand employer and your role is deck hand – have been employed for at least 24 months as a deck hand – have been paid at least the median wage for 24 months – hold either a: – Qualified Deck Crew Certificate of Proficiency (CoP), or – Deck Watch Rating (DWR) Certificate of Proficiency (CoP) that entitles the holder to perform the duties of Deck Hand (as recognised by Maritime New Zealand). |
To check more detail?
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/transport-work-to-residence-visa
