These Jobs Could Get You A 'Straight To Residency' Visa In New Zealand

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It includes your partner and dependent children aged 24 or younger. Your kids must be single, without children of their own, and financially dependent on you.

To apply for this visa, you must be working for, or have a job offer from, an accredited New Zealand employer. Your job must be on Tier 1 of the Green List and meet the specific requirements for your role.

After holding the Straight to Residency visa for two years, you will be eligible for a Permanent Resident visa.

Note: Roles listed are accurate at time of writing. Check here for updates.

- Clinical Dental Technician (Dental Prosthetist)
- Dental Specialist
- Dental Technician
- Dental Therapist
- Dentist
- Dental Practitioner
- Dental Surgeon
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Oral Health Therapist
- Oral Medicine Specialist
- Oral Pathologist
- Oral Surgery Specialist
- Periodontist
- Prosthodontist
- Public Health Dentistry Specialist
- Special Needs Dentistry Specialist

- Chief Information Officer
- Construction Project Manager
- Grader Operator
- Materials Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechatronics Engineer
- Other Spatial Scientist
- Structural Engineer
- Surveyor
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Telecommunications Network Engineer

- Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher – registered
- Kaiako Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori-medium Primary School Teacher)
- Primary School Teacher
- School Principal
- Secondary School Teacher

- Chief Information Officer
- Health Information Manager
- Health Practice Manager
- Health Promotion Officer
- Health and Welfare Services Managers
- Medical Administrator
- Public Health Administrator

- Anaesthetist
- Cardiologist
- Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Clinical Haematologist
- Emergency Medicine Specialist
- Endocrinologist
- Gastroenterologist
- General Practitioner
- Intensive Care Specialist
- Neurologist
- Neurosurgeon
- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
- Otorhinolaryngologist
- Paediatric Surgeon
- Paediatrician
- Pathologist
- Perfusionist (Cardiac)
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
- Radiation Oncologist
- Renal Medicine Specialist
- Restorative Dentistry Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Thoracic Medicine Specialist
- Urologist
- Vascular Surgeon

- Audiologist
- Audiometrist
- Dietician
- Enrolled Nurse (Nursing Assistant)
- Medical Imaging Technologist
- Medical Laboratory Pre-Analytical Technician
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Nurse Practitioner
- Occupational Therapist
- Operating Theatre Technician (Sterile Processing Technician)
- Optometrist
- Ophthalmologist
- Orthoptist
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
- Orthotist or Prosthetist
- Physicist (Medical)
- Physiotherapist
- Podiatrist
- Radiation Oncologist
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
- Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
- Registered Nurse (Community Health)
- Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
- Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
- Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
- Registered Nurse (Medical)
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- Registered Nurse (Surgical)
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Respiratory Medicine Specialist
- Sonographer
- Speech Language Therapist

- Chief Information Officer
- Software and Applications Programmers
- Software Engineer
- Software Tester

- Hospital Pharmacist
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Retail Pharmacist

- Addiction Practitioner
- Careers Counsellor
- Clinical Psychologist
- Counsellors nec
- Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
- Educational Psychologist
- Organisational Psychologist
- Play Therapist
- Psychotherapist
- Psychologist
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- School Counsellor
- Student Counsellor

- Veterinarian