New Zealand Immigration

New Zealand has been actively encouraging skilled immigration to fill labor shortages as well as providing numerous other paths to residence.

New Zealand's Skilled Migration Category (SMC) allows people with the skills and qualifications that New Zealand values to get residence or a permit to work. Applicants are scored against a points-based system and entered into a pool of potential migrants. Applicants are chosen every fortnight for an invitation to apply for migration to New Zealand. To test if you can qualify, our website provides a free New Zealand SMC points calculator.

Skilled Migration is only one of many options for immigrating to New Zealand, including general work visas, family reunification, investment, and study.