Talented (Accredited Employers) Work Policy

• Are aged 55 years or under, and
• Have an offer of employment in New Zealand for at least 24 months with an accredited employer and a minimum base salary of New Zealand $45,000 per annum (the salary amount may be waived if you have exceptional talent in a field of art, culture, or sport - see below), and
• Have met, or are able to meet, any of the necessary New Zealand registration requirements if these are required to take up the offer.

• For employment in New Zealand, and
• For a period of at least 24 months; and
• For full-time employment, (that is it amounts to, on average, at least 30 hours per week), and
• Current at the time the NZIS assesses your application and at the time of issue of the visa and/or grant of the permit, and
• Genuine, and
• For a position with a minimum base salary of NZ$45,000 per annum, and
• Accompanied by evidence of full or provisional registration, or eligibility for such registration, if full or provisional registration is required by law to take up the offer, and
• Compliant with all relevant employment law in New Zealand.