You may work only in the specific occupation, for the employer and in the location specified on your visa.
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Come to New Zealand for a specific purpose or event.
You cannot include your partner or dependent children in your visa application, but they can apply for other visas based on their relationship to you.
How long you can stay in New Zealand depends on how long you need to be here to complete your specific purpose or event.
If you are an Entertainment industry worker in New Zealand for a specific purpose or event, you should apply for an Entertainers Work Visa instead.
If you are a Tour Guide from New Zealand, you should apply for a New Zealand Special Work Visa instead.
If you apply for this visa you may have to pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL). Enter your country details in the Process and costs section below.
Check if you are eligible to apply for this visa and what supporting documents and information you need to provide.
You must provide proof of your identity
If you submit a paper application, provide your original passport or a certified copy. We can usually process your application faster if you provide your original passport.
We may ask you to have a chest X-ray, a medical examination or both as proof of your good health.
If you are staying less than:
If you have a criminal conviction or are a security risk to New Zealand we may not be able to grant you a visa.
You must provide police certificates if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits. This includes any time you have spent in New Zealand in the past on other visas, even if you have been out of the country since then.
You also must provide police certificates if we ask for them.
Police certificates must be less than 6 months old when you submit your application. They must be from any country you are a citizen of, or have spent more than 5 years in since you turned 17.
If you are 16 years old or younger you do not need to provide police certificates.
If you have already sent us police certificates with a previous visa application and they are less than 24 months old, you do not need to send them again.
When we decide if your intentions are genuine, we consider all the information:
You must need to come to New Zealand for a specific purpose or event
There are a number of specific purposes or events that are acceptable. The evidence you will need to provide depends on the specific purpose or event you will be undertaking in New Zealand.
Your evidence may include the following:
If your specific purpose or event requires that you have a job offer, you must also provide an ‘Employer Supplementary Form’ completed by your employer.
This will apply if you are:
You must provide evidence you have relevant qualifications or experience, if they’re necessary to carry out your specific purpose or event.
Examples of evidence include:
You must have made arrangements to leave New Zealand
Evidence can include:
You must demonstrate that you have sufficient funds for your maintenance and accommodation while you are in New Zealand.
You can demonstrate you have sufficient funds by providing:
You must apply for entry permission when you arrive in New Zealand. You can do this by completing a New Zealand traveller declaration (NZD).
New Zealand Customs and Biosecurity also check that you meet their entry requirements.
If you want to travel in and out of New Zealand, you must have valid multiple entry travel conditions to return to New Zealand.
You must have a ticket to leave New Zealand or enough money to buy one.
You may work only in the specific occupation, for the employer and in the location specified on your visa.
You must leave New Zealand before your visa expires.
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