NEW ZEALAND VISA DIRECTORY
Study is our first focus, but it is not our only service. Explore 48 current study, work, visit, family, residence, business and employer pathways—explained in plain language and checked against official Immigration New Zealand sources.
A directory, not a promise of eligibility. Visa settings change. We identify the relevant route, verify the current requirements and confirm professional capacity before accepting a matter.
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01 · 8 guidesFull-time study, pathway programmes, English language study, approved exchanges, scholarships and eligible children.
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02 · 18 guidesAccredited employment, graduate work, partners, seasonal roles, specific purposes and specialist work situations.
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03 · 8 guidesTourism, family visits, guardians, short business visits and temporary visas linked to students or workers.
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04 · 9 guidesSkilled, Green List, partnership, parent, dependent-child and permanent residence pathways.
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05 · 3 guidesCurrent investment and business-operation pathways for eligible applicants.
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06 · 2 guidesAccreditation, job checks and migrant coordination for New Zealand employers.
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Search by visa name or start with what you want to do. Every guide links back to the current Immigration New Zealand source.
48 routes shown · Reviewed 19 August 2026
The main route for international students paying tuition to study full-time with an approved New Zealand education provider.
Read the visa guide →Study visasA study route that can cover up to three approved programmes on one planned pathway with participating providers.
Read the visa guide →Study visasFor eligible students undertaking full-time English language study with an approved provider in New Zealand.
Read the visa guide →Study visasFor students accepted into an approved student exchange scheme to study in New Zealand.
Read the visa guide →Study visasFor eligible students funded by a qualifying New Zealand Government scholarship administered through the relevant programme.
Read the visa guide →Study visasFor full-time study where a recognised foreign government loan or scholarship supports the student.
Read the visa guide →Study visasA school-study route for eligible dependent children linked to a qualifying parent in New Zealand.
Read the visa guide →Study visasFor approved workplace-linked or government-supported vocational training in New Zealand.
Read the visa guide →Work visasThe principal employer-supported work route for an eligible role offered by an accredited New Zealand employer.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA graduate work route for eligible people who complete a qualifying New Zealand qualification.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA relationship-based work option for some partners of students studying eligible qualifications.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA work route for eligible partners of some New Zealand work visa holders.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA temporary work visa for an eligible partner of a New Zealand citizen or resident.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA work option for eligible partners of students holding a qualifying New Zealand scholarship student visa.
Read the visa guide →Work visasFor a defined purpose or event where the applicant’s activity fits one of Immigration New Zealand’s current specified situations.
Read the visa guide →Work visasCountry-specific schemes that combine travel with temporary work for eligible young citizens of participating countries.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA limited extension for eligible working-holiday holders who complete qualifying seasonal work.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA seasonal employer-supported route for eligible roles on the current GWSV job list.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA short employer-supported route for approved roles during genuine seasonal peaks.
Read the visa guide →Work visasFor eligible workers recruited by a recognised seasonal employer in the horticulture and viticulture industries.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA narrowly defined seasonal option for eligible people already in New Zealand when current scheme settings permit.
Read the visa guide →Work visasFor eligible crew employed to work on a qualifying fishing vessel in New Zealand waters.
Read the visa guide →Work visasFor eligible people undertaking recognised religious work for a sponsoring New Zealand religious organisation.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA specialist work visa for eligible domestic staff employed by a diplomat or consular official.
Read the visa guide →Work visasFor eligible performers, production personnel and associated workers engaged for qualifying entertainment work.
Read the visa guide →Work visasA protective temporary work route for eligible migrant workers after an accepted exploitation report.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasFor eligible holidays, family visits and other permitted temporary visits, including limited short study where conditions allow.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasFor an eligible parent or legal guardian who will care for an international student in New Zealand.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasFor permitted short-term business activities such as meetings, negotiations or exploring opportunities—not ordinary employment.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasA longer visitor option for eligible parents of New Zealand citizens or residents, subject to its specific sponsorship and insurance rules.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasFor eligible parents and grandparents visiting New Zealand family for repeated temporary stays under the visa conditions.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasA temporary visitor route for an eligible partner accompanying or joining a student in New Zealand.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasA temporary visitor option for an eligible dependent child of a student visa holder.
Read the visa guide →Visitor & family visasA visitor route for an eligible partner accompanying or joining a qualifying work visa holder.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA points-based residence pathway centred on skilled New Zealand employment and the current skilled-residence settings.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA Green List residence route for eligible applicants in qualifying Tier 1 roles with an accredited employer.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA Green List pathway for eligible Tier 2 workers after the required period of qualifying New Zealand employment.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA sector pathway for eligible care workers after the required period in qualifying New Zealand employment.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA sector pathway for applicants who meet the current qualifying transport occupation and work-history rules.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA residence pathway based on a genuine and stable relationship with an eligible New Zealand citizen or resident.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA residence route for an eligible dependent child joining a New Zealand citizen or resident parent.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysA capped family residence pathway for eligible parents sponsored by an adult child who meets current criteria.
Read the visa guide →Residence pathwaysFor eligible resident visa holders who meet commitment-to-New-Zealand and travel-condition requirements.
Read the visa guide →Business & investor visasA residence pathway for eligible investors who satisfy the current acceptable-investment and presence requirements.
Read the visa guide →Business & investor visasA temporary pathway for experienced business people investing in and actively operating an eligible New Zealand business.
Read the visa guide →Business & investor visasThe residence stage for eligible business investors who meet the current investment, operation and presence conditions.
Read the visa guide →Employer immigration servicesThe organisational approval New Zealand employers need before using employer-supported migrant hiring routes such as AEWV.
Read the visa guide →Employer immigration servicesRole-level preparation and coordination between the accredited employer, approved job and migrant application.
Read the visa guide →01SERVICE FAMILY · 8 ROUTES
Full-time study, pathway programmes, English language study, approved exchanges, scholarships and eligible children.
02SERVICE FAMILY · 18 ROUTES
Accredited employment, graduate work, partners, seasonal roles, specific purposes and specialist work situations.
03SERVICE FAMILY · 8 ROUTES
Tourism, family visits, guardians, short business visits and temporary visas linked to students or workers.
04SERVICE FAMILY · 9 ROUTES
Skilled, Green List, partnership, parent, dependent-child and permanent residence pathways.
05SERVICE FAMILY · 3 ROUTES
Current investment and business-operation pathways for eligible applicants.
06SERVICE FAMILY · 2 ROUTES
Accreditation, job checks and migrant coordination for New Zealand employers.
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Sorena supports the main New Zealand study, work, visit, family, residence, employer, business and investor categories. We do not handle refugee or protection matters. A listed route is not a finding that you qualify, an offer to act, or a prediction of outcome.
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