If you’re one of those aspirants who wish to apply for New Zealand PR to live and work in New Zealand as a permanent resident, then a Skilled Migrant CategoryResident Visa is the best pathway for skilled workers who have the right skill and work experience. To qualify for this stream, you must meet the basic requirements and score enough points to qualify.

The main purpose of this program is to attract highly skilled working professionals who have the right skills that can contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth. This stream grants permanent residency to the applicants who meet the required eligibility criteria based on their education, work experience, and language proficiency.

What are the benefits of the Skilled Migrant Category?

This visa allows you to:

• stay in New Zealand for an indefinite period
• study and work in New Zealand
• sponsor your eligible relatives
• enroll in public health care scheme
• become New Zealand citizen

Visa Cost

Application fees vary based on your country of citizenship and from where you will apply for your residency visa. For more information about the visa fee, you can check the official website immigration.govt.nz or click here

Apply from

You can apply for this visa subclass from in or outside New Zealand.

Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify for this visa, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be younger than 55 years of age
• You must be invited to apply
• Must score a minimum of 160 points (Currently selecting with EOI’s with 160 or above)
• Your past work experience must be on the ANZSCO list
• You must complete a successful skill assessment for the relevant occupation
• must have a clear intention and will to live and work in New Zealand
• You must meet the language proficiency requirement
• You must meet Health & Character requirements

Steps to apply for New Zealand PR through Skilled Migrant Category

Step: 1 Skill Assessment

The very first step for you is to apply a skill assessment with the relevant authority. In order to qualify for the next step, you must have positive results in your skill assessment. It generally takes up to 3 to 4 months to get the results of your skills assessment. However, the time varies based on individual situations or education credentials which need to be assessed.

Step: 2 Expression of Interest

Once you have received a positive result of your skill assessment then your next step is to submit an Expression of Interest. Here, you need to submit your personal and professional details which will be reviewed by immigration authorities for further processing.

Step:3 Invitation to Apply (ITA)

Your EOI will be reviewed periodically from the EOI pool and If you have been nominated and issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA), then you must submit your complete application along with supporting documents and the visa fees. You must apply for your visa within 4 months of the invitation.

Processing Time

The current processing time for permanent residency visa applications under the Skilled Migrant Category is six months.

This Skilled Migrant CategoryResident Visa allows you to travel in and out of New Zealand as many times as you want for the first 2 years from the date you first arrive in New Zealand as a resident.

This is the most popular visa stream for professionals who are planning to settle in New Zealand. This point-based stream is more likely for you if you have work experience in the vertical in which New Zealand has a skill shortage.

We hope this article will help you in clearing all the doubts about the financial documents and takes you a step closer to your dream of working and settling in New Zealand.

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