Residence Visas

A Residence Class Visa allows you to live in New Zealand and may be obtained through various avenues with various and different criteria, while the type of visa is fully dependable on your personal situation. 

Skills, education, assets and funds, English language level and family ties, these are some important key elements in these applications.

Read more: Residence Visas

Temporary Visas

There are a variety of Temporary Visas available that allow you to come to New Zealand for an intended temporary stay. Specific conditions per type of application apply and, depending on the intended length of stay, medicals and police records may be required.

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Reviews

Reviews, re-assessments of applications or lodging an Appeal with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT), these are all options available for different situations and for different type visa class applications.

Please note that Section 61 (and 11) are applicable only if you are illegally in New Zealand, e.g. your visa has expired.

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Business Visas

Busines people have a choice in the type of application they wish to apply under that will allow them to work and gain residence in New Zealand. 

Employers may wish to extend their work force with specific skills that are not available in New Zealand. 

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Other Services

Terra Nova Consultancy Ltd strives to be a One-Stop-Shop for people wishing to immigrate to New Zealand. In particular we provide a range of services to assist our clients in setting up a business venture. This may include assistance in purchasing an existing business or establishing a new business in New Zealand that would meet and satisfy the Entrepreneur Work Visa criteria.

Read more: Other Services

19/03/25 - Minimum and Median wages NZ

As of April 1, 2025, the New Zealand minimum wage is $23.50 per hour for adult employees, while the starting-out and training minimum wage is $18.80 per hour. The median wage, used for some visa applications, is $31.61 per hour. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown: 

Minimum Wage:

• Adult Minimum Wage: $23.50 per hour
• Starting-out and Training Minimum Wage: $18.80 per hour
  8-hour day: $185.20 for adult minimum wage, $148.16 for starting-out and training 

• Median Wage:

Current Median

• Wage: $31.61 per hour 

• Used for: Certain visa applications, including the Skilled Migrant Category and Parent Category 

• AEWV: Employers recruiting workers under the AEWV and seasonal SPWV policies will no longer be required to pay the median wage, instead, they will be expected to pay migrant workers on par with their New Zealand counterparts (the New Zealand market rate) 


Other Relevant Points:

Minimum Wage Increase: 


The minimum wage increased from $23.15 to $23.50 per hour on April 1, 2025. 






Starting-out and Training Minimum Wage Increase: 


The starting-out and training minimum wage increased from $18.52 to $18.80 per hour on April 1, 2025. 







Sector Agreements:


Sector Agreements which provided an exemption to the median wage will be removed. 





Migrant Workers: 
Migrant workers will need to be paid at least market rate for a role and at least minimum wage ($23.50 per hour from 1 April 2025). 






Living Wage: 


The 2024/25 New Zealand Living Wage rate is $27.80 per hour. 

(Source Business Govt NZ)

6/03/2025 - Primary School Teachers move to Straight to Residence Pathway

From 26 March 2025, the Government is moving primary school teachers to the Green List Straight to Residence pathway which will allow eligible primary school teachers to apply for residence from offshore.