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  • Drawn by the distance

    … Bioengineering Institute, and came here on a student visa. After working for four months and travelling around the … to move back here. In May 2013, she had a working holiday visa and was back on New Zealand soil. Then she began … residency under the skilled migrant category. She’s now a resident. Though she began learning English when she was 13, …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/drawn-by-the-distance

  • From teenage student to successful resident

    … 2002 when Monica arrived from Dalian in China on a student visa. The first steps for the teenage newcomer were a … and after graduating, was initially given a six-month visa to look for work. She used mainstream sources such as … culture as possible” … From teenage student to successful resident …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/from-teenage-student-to-successful-resident

  • Moving from South America to Rotorua

    … massage therapist. He then came here on a working holiday visa and got a job at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (now QE … Health) in Rotorua. The hospital sponsored him for a work visa, and now he’s a citizen. Carla had lived in Spain from … group she calls the “Latin Girls”. She became a resident in 2014, and is keen to open other offices for their …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/moving-from-south-america-to-rotorua

  • Enroling with your local doctor

    … people from the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau) or resident, you are eligible for the full range of publicly … is also generally the case if you hold a residence class visa; you hold a work visa that allows you to stay in New … years; or you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident staying in New Zealand for two years or more. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/enroling-with-your-local-doctor

  • From Ireland to Auckland - a seamless transition

    … into place. Máire flew into Auckland on a working holiday visa. “I was really lucky to have my job secured, so that was … a skilled migrant, Máire applied for and received her resident’s visa within a few months. “It meant I was able to really …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/from-ireland-to-auckland-a-seamless-transition

  • Widening his horizons

    … Three years later, Jose is still here and a New Zealand resident. “I really like the lifestyle, I really like the … small area.” Once Jose had the job offer, getting a work visa was straightforward. SKY sent him “a big envelope with … in Washington DC, United States. Three weeks later, his visa came through and he bought a plane ticket. For the first …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/widening-his-horizons

  • Beaches, barbies and a new lifestyle

    … Kiwi passports, making it easy for Nick to get a permanent resident’s visa. “Still, there is a lot to plan and the physical act of moving out here is no different – regardless of what visa you are on,” he says. Dont be lulled into thinking it is …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/beaches-barbies-and-a-new-lifestyle

  • Structural Engineer moves from Philippines to New Zealand

    … got the job after a Skype interview. He arrived on a work visa in June 2013. Boss Derek picked him up from the bus … in cold weather like that before.”   Neil applied for a resident visa while Loida arranged the family’s move here. “I told my …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/structural-engineer-moves-from-philippines-to-new-zealand

  • Living life to the full

    … in touch with her through the assessment, interview and visa process. The assessment took approximately eight months, … required more paperwork. Next, she secured a job and a resident visa. Joy and James arrived in January 2017, in the middle of …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/living-life-to-the-full

  • Sunny new horizons

    … an easy sell.” After coming here on a Work to Residence visa, Liam is now a resident. He works as a structural engineer for the NZ …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/sunny-new-horizons

  • Walking on the wild side

    … idea of what you will expect here. I came here on a work visa, which was OK, but I have colleagues who came on a resident visa, and that would have made some things easier for me, …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/walking-on-the-wild-side

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