Qualifications Needed for Acceptance

To qualify for a Long Term Skill Shortage Work to Resident visa, start here

The qualifications for a Long Term Skill Shortage Work to Resident visa are straightforward to meet.

To make an application, you must:

• have a passport that’s valid for at least 3 months after your planned departure from New Zealand
• have an offer of employment for at least 24 months in an occupation on the Long Term Skill Shortage List (PDF, 157 KB)
• evidence that your experience and qualification matches the LTSSL requirements.

FAQs

Are there any other qualifications needed?

For some jobs here you may need to provide evidence of full or provisional registration, such as in the medical industry.  For a list of occupations requiring registration, click here.

What about medicals?  Will I need to provide these?

Yes, you will need a completed Medical and Chest X-ray Certificate for NZ (PDF, 475 KB).   This must be less than 3 months old when you submit your application.

Anything else?

You’ll need a police certificate which is required from your country of citizenship, as well as from any country in which you’ve lived 5 years or more since you were aged 17.  Police certificates must be no more than 6 months old when you submit your application.  To obtain more detailed information, click here.

OK, I understand.  How do I apply?

Great.  To download your application form, click here (PDF, 373 KB).
To download the guide associated to this application form,  click here  (PDF, 309 KB)
And for more information on applications and timing, click here.