Apply for your visa online – it’s faster & easier
The fastest and easiest way to apply for a work visa is online. Once you have your documents prepared, it should take
less than 15 minutes to complete the online application form. Your employer can help you complete the form, but they
can’t provide you with immigration advice.
To apply online, go to www.immigration.govt.nz/WorkApply
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007.
For more information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website
www.lawsociety.org.nz.
Refer to the Work Visa Guide
The Work Visa Guide (INZ 1016) contains important information about the requirements for a work visa and how to
complete the form. It can be downloaded from www.immigration.govt.nz/forms.