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Green List
Resident Visa
Green List
pathway to New Zealand residence
Follow this pathway to residence if you have a Tier 1 or Tier 2 job on the Green List.
The Green List is a list of jobs that we need people for in New Zealand — these jobs are separated into skill levels called tiers. Tier 1 is the highest skill level. You can apply for a Straight to Residence Visa if you:-are working for, or have a job offer from, an accredited employer for a full-time Tier 1 job on the Green List, and-meet the other requirements for the Straight to Residence Visa — including qualification, registration and wage rate. If you meet the requirements, you can apply for this visa now. You can either:-come to New Zealand on a work visa then apply for residence, or-apply for residence from outside of New Zealand. Work to Residence Visa for a Tier 2 jobYou can apply for a Work to Residence Visa if you:-are working for, or have a job offer from, an accredited employer for a full-time Tier 2 Green List job-have worked in a Tier 2 Green List job for 24 months-are being paid the current median wage when you apply, and-meet the other requirements for the Work to Residence Visa — including qualification and registration. Other requirements the principal applicant still have to meet: -health and character requirements -meet the applicable minimum standard of English e.g. IELTS 6.5 -be aged 55 or younger.
The Green List is a list of jobs that we need people for in New Zealand — these jobs are separated into skill levels called tiers. Tier 1 is the highest skill level. You can apply for a Straight to Residence Visa if you:-are working for, or have a job offer from, an accredited employer for a full-time Tier 1 job on the Green List, and-meet the other requirements for the Straight to Residence Visa — including qualification, registration and wage rate. If you meet the requirements, you can apply for this visa now. You can either:-come to New Zealand on a work visa then apply for residence, or-apply for residence from outside of New Zealand. Work to Residence Visa for a Tier 2 jobYou can apply for a Work to Residence Visa if you:-are working for, or have a job offer from, an accredited employer for a full-time Tier 2 Green List job-have worked in a Tier 2 Green List job for 24 months-are being paid the current median wage when you apply, and-meet the other requirements for the Work to Residence Visa — including qualification and registration. Other requirements the principal applicant still have to meet: -health and character requirements -meet the applicable minimum standard of English e.g. IELTS 6.5 -be aged 55 or younger.
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Green List occupations
Green List pathway to New Zealand residence
Tier 1:
Acoustic Engineer
Addiction Practitioner
Aeronautical (Aerospace) Engineer
Aeronautical (Aviation) Engineer
Aeronautical (Avionics) Engineer
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)
Alcohol & Drug Clinician
Ambulance Paramedic
Anaesthetic Technician
Anaesthetist
Analyst Programmer
Audiologist
Audiometrist
Cardiologist
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Careers Counsellor
Chemical Engineer
Chief Information Officer
Chiropractor
Civil Engineer
Civil Engineering Technician
Clinical Dental Technician (Dental Prosthetist)
Clinical Haematologist
Clinical Physiologist
Clinical Psychologist
Construction Project Manager
Counsellors nec
Database Administrator
Dental Practitioner
Dental Specialist
Dental Surgeon
Dental Technician
Dental Therapist
Dentist
Dermatologist
Developer Programmer
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
Dietician
Dispensing Optician
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
Educational Psychologist
Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineering Technician
Electronic Engineering Technician
Electronics Engineer
Emergency Medicine Specialist
Endocrinologist
Endodontist
Enrolled Nurse (Nursing Assistant)
Environmental Engineer
Environmental Research Scientist
External Auditor
Family and Marriage Counsellor
Food Technologist
Gastroenterologist
General Practitioner
Genetic Counsellor
Geotechnical Engineer
Hospital Pharmacist
ICT Managers nec
ICT Project Manager
ICT Security Specialist
Industrial Engineer
Industrial Pharmacist
Intensive Care Specialist
Internal Auditor
Kaiako Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori-medium Primary School Teacher)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist
Marine Designer
Materials Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Mechatronics Engineer
Medical Imaging Technologist
Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist
Marine Designer
Materials Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Mechatronics Engineer
Medical Imaging Technologist
Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Oncologist
Medical Practitioners nec
Medical Radiation Therapist
Middle School Teacher / Intermediate School Teacher
Midwife
Multimedia Specialist
Naval Architect
Neurologist
Neurosurgeon
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Nurse Practitioner
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Occupational Therapist
Ophthalmologist
Optometrist
Oral Health Therapist
Oral Medicine Specialist
Oral Pathologist
Oral Surgery Specialist
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Organisational Psychologist
Orthodontist
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Orthoptist
Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
Orthotist or Prosthetist
Osteopath
Other Spatial Scientist
Otorhinolaryngologist
Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatrician
Paedodontist
Pathologist
Perfusionist (Cardiac)
Periodontist
Physicist (Medical)
Physiotherapist
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Play Therapist (Hospital)
Podiatrist
Pouako Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori-medium Primary School Senior Teacher)
Primary School Teacher
Product Design Engineer
Production or Plant Engineer
Project Builder
Prosthodontist
Psychiatrist
Psychologists nec
Psychotherapist
Public Health Dentistry Specialist
Quantity Surveyor
Radiation Oncologist
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
Registered Nurse (Community Health)
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
Registered Nurse (Medical)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
Registered Nurse (Surgical)
Registered Nurses nec
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Renal Medicine Specialist
Resident Medical Officer
Restorative Dentistry Specialist
Retail Pharmacist
Rheumatologist
Secondary School Teacher
Site Foreman
Social Worker
Software Engineer
Software Tester
Software and Applications Programmers nec
Sonographer
Special Needs Dentistry Specialist
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
Specialist Physician nec
Speech Language Therapist
Sterilisation Technician
Structural Engineer
Student Counsellor
Surgeon (General)
Surveyor
Systems Administrator
Telecommunications Engineer
Telecommunications Network Engineer
Tier 2:
Assistant Dairy Farm Manager
Automotive Electrician
Backhoe Operator
Building Associate (Building Construction Supervisor)
Building Project Manager
Bulldozer Operator
Corrections Officer
Crane Operator
Dairy Cattle Farm Manager
Dairy Cattle Farmer
Dairy Farm Manager
Dairy Herd Manager
Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)
Drainlayer
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher – registered
Earthmoving Plant Operator (General)
Electrician (general)
Excavator Operator
Gasfitter
Grader Operator
Halal Slaughterer
Loader Operator
Loader Operator
Motor Mechanic (General)
Motorcycle Mechanic
Plumber (General)
School Principal
Special Education Teachers nec
Special Needs Teacher
Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
Teacher of the Sight Impaired