New Zealand Transport Work to Residence
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See if you're a match →New Zealand's Transport Work to Residence Visa is for people aged 55 or younger who have completed qualifying New Zealand transport work and have a current transport job or offer from an accredited employer.
- Type
- Transport workforce residence
- Work history
- Usually 24 months in qualifying New Zealand transport roles
- Employer
- Accredited New Zealand employer
- What to know
- Role list, wage rate, and transitional timing rules matter
Summary
New Zealand's Transport Work to Residence Visa is a residence route for people who have already completed qualifying New Zealand work in a listed transport role.
It is a narrow work-to-residence lane. The exact transport occupation, date rules, pay rate, employer accreditation, and work-history window all matter.
Eligibility
You may be a fit if:
- You are 55 or younger.
- You have a current job or job offer in a listed transport role.
- The job is with an accredited New Zealand employer.
- The job is permanent or fixed-term for at least 12 months.
- You have completed at least 24 months of qualifying transport work, usually in the 30 months before applying.
- You meet English, health, and character requirements.
Some transport roles have transitional settings, so check the current Immigration New Zealand page before assuming an older role still qualifies.
Duration, Renewal, and Long-Term Path
- Duration: Resident visa from approval.
- Renewal: Can support permanent resident status after residence conditions are met.
- Citizenship: May support citizenship by grant after the required residence and presence period.
What This Route Allows
If approved, this visa lets you live, work, and study in New Zealand indefinitely. Eligible partners and dependent children may be included when they meet the family, health, and character requirements.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a general driver or logistics visa. It is for the specific transport roles listed by Immigration New Zealand, with qualifying work history and a current qualifying job or offer.
Next Steps
- Confirm your transport role is currently listed.
- Check the pay threshold and any transitional timing rules.
- Confirm the employer is accredited.
- Gather evidence of your 24 months of qualifying work.
- Prepare English, health, police, identity, job, and family documents.
- Apply once your work history and current job evidence line up.