最近很多人问我Work to Residence Visa是什么 需要什么条件 今天我在这里说下:
work to residence visa,这是一种方便移民的临时工作签,如果你有offer并且在long term shortage list(或是其他两个条件,具体参见官网)里就能申请,申请人拿着这个签证在新西兰工作满两年之后,就可以接着申请residence from work,直接转PR,不需要走EOI那套流程了,虽然更平滑,但拿到PR需要的时间也更长。
当然,一般能够申请work to residence签证的人,基本也有资格申请SMC,你拿着work to residence visa到了新西兰后,就可以立马申请SMC获取永久居留权。
鯞最近在准备签证材料,我的情况如下:
我在国内,手里有full time、permanent offer,并且工作技能在ANZSCO(Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations)定义的Long Term Skill Shortage List类别中,属于长期紧缺行业,我的学历学位跟工作技能强相关,我的学校也在NZQA免认证高校列表里,我的工作经验跟新西兰的工作高度匹配,总之一句话,我走了狗屎运。
雇主推荐我申请work to residence visa,我没有申请过签证,于是各种Google。看了很多以前的旧帖子,发现对work to residence签证的解释,与移民局官网的解释有很大出入。经过确认,特此来澄清一下,如果有理解不对的地方,也希望跟大家一起讨论、纠正,以便对后来者有所帮助。
移民签证类别有两个,一个是普通移民SMC(Skilled Migrant Catagory),就是先给移民局发送EOI(Expression of Interest)申请的那种,需要准备的东西有很多,走很长的流程,我看到大部分申请PR的人,基本都是走的这个流程,具体参见http://d.skykiwi.com/wiki/view/101228。
还有一种是work to residence visa,这是一种方便移民的临时工作签,如果你有offer并且在long term shortage list(或是其他两个条件,具体参见官网)里就能申请,申请人拿着这个签证在新西兰工作满两年之后,就可以接着申请residence from work,直接转PR,不需要走EOI那套流程了,虽然更平滑,但拿到PR需要的时间也更长。
当然,一般能够申请work to residence签证的人,基本也有资格申请SMC,你拿着work to residence visa到了新西兰后,就可以立马申请SMC获取永久居留权。
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HOW DO WORK TO RESIDENCE VISAS FIT WITHIN SMC POLICY?
Many employees under the work to residence category (either accredited employer list or long term skill shortage list) are under the misunderstanding that in order for them to qualify for New Zealand residence they will be required to work for their New Zealand based employer for a period of two years.
In fact, most individuals who travel to New Zealand on a work to residence visa actually also qualify for New Zealand residence under the SMC.
While applicants can apply for a work to residence visa, once the applicant travels to New Zealand an application for New Zealand residence under the SMC should be lodged as soon as possible. This allows New Zealand residence to be granted to the individual, giving the right to reside in New Zealand indefinitely.