Immigraion To New Zealand

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Employees of Businesses

Residence for employees of businesses choosing to locate in NZ. Applies from 29 March 1999

Objective
To promote NZ as a destination for relocating existing business by allowing key staff to relocate with the business. This particularly targets people who do not qualify under other categories.

Features
Employees of relocated businesses who do not qualify under other categories can be granted residence on a case by case basis by the Minister.

Pre-Purchase of English Language Training
Applicants for residence under the Business categories who do not meet the English language skills requirements can still qualify by pre-purchasing English language training. Applies from 30 November 1998

Objective
Attract investors and skilled business migrants by removing English language requirements as a barrier to migration but ensuring improvements in English language skills are achieved through pre-purchased training.

Features
applicant pre-purchases English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training through ETSA training to be completed within three years. Applicants can purchase ESOL training for NZ$1,700 - NZ$3,000 depending on level of training required

What's Changed?
Abolishes NZ$20,000 English language bond and replaces it with pre-purchased English language training.