If you want to know the steps on obtaining New Zealand permanent residency, our immigration lawyers remain at your disposal, at https://newzealandimmigration.lawyer/.

1. Obtain New Zealand
Permanent Residency
A presentation brought to you by
NewZealandImmigration.Lawyer

2. A foreigner is entitled to apply for
permanent residency in New Zealand after
living here under a residency visa issued
for a period of 2 years.
Obtaining
Permanent
Residency

3. LIVING IN NEW
ZEALAND
The residency can be obtained by those
who arrived here for employment, studies,
business or humanitarian purposes.
PURPOSE OF
ARRIVAL
Permanent residency can be obtained, in
most of the cases, after 2 years of living
here.

4. The Skilled Migrant
Resident Visa
The Parent Retirement
Resident Visa
Investor 2 Resident
Visa
PROGRAMS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN NEW ZEALAND

5. It can provide the right to permanent
residency in New Zealand.
The investor can bring in New Zealand
his or her close family members.
In order to qualify, the investor must be
able to invest at least NZ $3 million.
Investor 2
Resident Visa

6. It is organized as a ballot in which the
selected candidates can become
New Zealand residents.
Only persons with an age between 18
years old to 45 years old can apply.
Those selected can then apply directly
for permanent residency in New
Zealand.
Samoan
Quota
Resident
Visa

7. Investor
Visa
Demand
The Investor 2
Visa program has
a large number of
applications. In
2014-2015, local
authorities
received 2,061
applications.

8. The Skilled Migrant program is in demand,
as most of the foreigners arrive here for
employment.
The data from 2010 to 2020 show that
there were approximately 20,000
applications per year.
If you want to participate in this program,
you can rely on our immigration lawyers for
legal advice.
Skilled
Migrant
Visa
Demand

9. The largest number of applications for
the family visa category was observed
for the Partner Visa, with more than
10,000 yearly applications.
The Family Visa Demand

10. On a yearly basis, the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment
aims at issuing 85,000 to 95,000 visas
of various types.
YEARLY VISA ISSUANCE IN NEW ZEALAND

11. Thank You for Your Attention!
For more details, please contact us at:
newzealandimmigration.lawyer office@bridgewest.eu