Along with the rest of the world New Zealand has also imposed several border restrictions to help prevent the spread of Covid 19. Due to which most people are not able to enter the country. However, if you hold a Critical Purpose Visa, you may be allowed to enter New Zealand even while the border is closed.
You can apply for this visa if you have a critical purpose for coming to New Zealand and Immigration New Zealand invites you to apply for this visa. To get an invitation to apply, you must fill in the request for travel form.
If you already have a visa, you can also use this form to request an invitation to vary the conditions of your visa to let you travel for a critical purpose.
If you are an employer you can request an invitation to apply to bring critical workers into New Zealand.
If you are interested in applying for a critical purpose entry visa and are looking for a strong advocacy in support of your critical purpose, please get in touch with Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd at contact@nzimmigration.info or call on +64 09 3790219. Our experienced team of licensed immigration advisers will be happy to advice you.
To apply for a Critical Purpose Visa, you must first lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) outlining the reason for your travel by using the Immigration New Zealand Online Request Form. If the Immigration Officer is satisfied that you meet the critical purpose criteria to enter New Zealand, you will be given an Invitation To Apply (ITA)for the Critical Purpose Visa after which you can lodge your application.
The following are the list of critical reasons to travel to New Zealand provided you meet specific requirements and also meet other requirements like health, character, bona fide and fund.
Apart from the above, few other border exceptions are allowed. For more information, click here.
A critical health worker is a person who works in an occupation needed to deliver essential health services in New Zealand for certain employers.
Occupations included under the critical health services are:
Critical health workers may work in any of the following:
Other critical care workers are people who have experience and technical/ special skills that are not available in New Zealand and meet certain other requirements, including the approved class of worker requirements.
Eg. Recognized Season Employer (RSE) workers, dairy farm assistants, dairy herd managers, assistant dairy farm managers, teachers etc.
Humanitarian reasons are exceptional circumstances of a humanitarian nature that make a person want to enter New Zealand. Immigration New Zealand is very strict about assessing the reason. Things like your connection to New Zealand, whether New Zealand is where you usually live, your current location, how long have you been away from New Zealand, other options available to you, and the impact of not allowing you to travel to New Zealand are all taken into consideration.
It is usually 6 to 12 months
The following family members are allowed to enter New Zealand
To enter New Zealand, you must prove that your profession falls under the critical purpose. Only then you may be allowed to enter New Zealand.
To enter New Zealand, you must prove that your profession falls under the critical purpose and have a valid job offer from New Zealand.
The New Zealand Government has announced that it will allow 300 overseas qualified teachers to enter New Zealand. The Ministry of Education will invite applications for teachers from September 2021.
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