工作签证允许您在有限的时间内在新西兰工作。工作签证说明的目标是促进新西兰人力资源能力的提升。一些更常见的说明包括：

(i) 基本技能工作签证 (Essential Skills Work Visa)

允许人们在新西兰临时工作，以填补新西兰人无法满足的短缺领域。如果您获得了一份与您的资历和经验相符的工作邀请，并且符合以下条件，您可以根据基本技能说明申请工作签证：

• 您的工作邀请属于即时技能短缺清单 (Immediate Skill Shortage List, ISSL) 或长期技能短缺清单 (Long Term Skill Shortage List, LTSSL) 上的职业，并且您满足该职业的要求；或者

• 您的工作邀请来自已获得新西兰移民局 (INZ) 原则性批准进行招聘的雇主；或者

• 新西兰移民局确信没有合适的新西兰人可以胜任该工作，或者没有新西兰人能够迅速接受培训以胜任该工作。

(ii) 工作转居留签证 (Work to Residence Visa)

允许我们希望其技能和才能为新西兰做出贡献的人在新西兰工作，并为他们提供获得新西兰居留权的方式。如果您根据工作转居留说明进行申请，有四种不同的选择：

• 人才（认证雇主）工作说明 (Talent (Accredited Employers) Work Instructions) – 适用于获得 INZ 认证雇主的工作邀请的人。

• 人才（艺术、文化和体育）工作说明 (Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) Work Instructions) – 适用于在其艺术、文化或体育领域拥有杰出才能的人。

• 长期技能短缺清单工作说明 (Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Instructions) – 适用于从事 INZ 长期技能短缺清单 (LTSSL) 上职业的人。

• 长期商务签证说明 (Long-Term Business Visa Instructions)。

(iii) 伴侣工作签证 (Partnership Work Visa)

允许新西兰公民或居民的伴侣，以及持有工作签证或学生签证的人的伴侣在新西兰临时工作。

(iv) 留学转工作签证 (Study to Work Visa)

允许在新西兰完成学历的海外学生在完成学业后在新西兰工作，并获得与其学历相符的实践经验。留学转工作签证包括：

• 开放式毕业后工作签证 (Open Post Study Work Visa) 如果您已成功完成一项在新西兰可以根据技术移民类别获得加分的学历，您可能有资格申请此签证。您可以申请最长 12 个月的毕业生求职工作签证。您必须在该学历的学生签证到期日后的三个月内申请工作签证。您还必须证明您至少有 4200 新西兰元可以在寻找工作期间维持自己的生活。

• 雇主担保毕业后工作签证 (Employer Assisted Post Study Work Visa) 如果您已成功完成一项在新西兰可以根据技术移民类别获得加分的学历，并且您获得了一份与该学历相关的工作邀请，您可能有资格申请此签证。您可以申请最长两年的工作签证，以获得与您的学历相符的实践经验。如果您正在努力获得新西兰专业协会的会员资格或注册，而这需要两年以上相关的实践工作经验，您可以申请最长三年的工作签证。您必须在该课程或学历的学生签证到期日后的三个月内申请工作签证，或者持有毕业生求职工作签证。

(v) 特定目的或活动说明 (Specific Purpose or Event Instructions)

允许人们在特定时期内因特定目的或活动来到新西兰工作。您必须在与该特定目的或活动相关的领域展示出可能有利于新西兰的技能、特质或专业知识。您在新西兰的就业不应可能损害新西兰人的就业机会。

(vi) 银蕨实践经验说明 (Silver Fern Practical Experience Instructions)

为持有银蕨求职签证（或第一个银蕨实践经验工作签证）并在新西兰找到技能工作的年轻、高技能海外人士提供工作签证。如果您持有银蕨求职签证或银蕨实践经验工作签证，并且获得了一份至少 12 个月有效期的新西兰技能工作邀请，您可以申请工作签证。我们可以根据您的工作邀请期限授予您工作签证，最长不超过两年。任何后续的银蕨实践经验工作签证将从第一个银蕨实践经验工作签证授予之日起计算，最长不超过两年。

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​Work Visa​

A work visa allows you to work in New Zealand for a limited amount of time. The objective of work visa instructions is to contribute to developing New Zealand’s human capability base. Some of the more common instructions are:

 

(i)    Essential Skills Work Visa

Allows people to work temporarily in New Zealand, in areas where people are needed to fill shortages where New Zealanders are not available. You may apply for  a work visa under Essential Skills Instructions if you have a job offer for which you are suitably qualified and experienced, and:

• your job offer is in an occupation that is on the Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL) or the Long Term Skill Shortage List (LTSSL), and you meet the requirements for that occupation, or

• your job offer is from an employer who has a current approval in principle from INZ for your recruitment, or

• INZ is satisfied there are no suitable New Zealanders available, or no New Zealanders readily able to be trained to do the job.

(ii)    Work to Residence Visa

Allow people whose skills and talents we want to work in New Zealand, and provide them with a way to get residence in New Zealand.   There are four different options for you if you are applying under Work to Residence Instructions.

• Talent (Accredited Employers) Work Instructions – for people with a job offer from an employer accredited by INZ.

• Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) Work Instructions – for people with exceptional talent in their field of art, culture or sport.

• Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Instructions – for people working in an occupation on INZ’s Long Term Skill Shortage List (LTSSL).

• Long-Term Business Visa Instructions.

(iii)   Partnership Work Visa

Allow the partners of New Zealand citizens or residents, and the partners of people who hold work or student visas to work temporarily in New Zealand.

(iv)   Study to Work Visa

Allow overseas students who have completed a qualification in New Zealand to work in New Zealand after their studies and get practical experience suitable to their qualification. Study to work visas include:

• Open Post Study Work Visa You may be eligible for this visa if you have successfully completed a qualification in New Zealand that would qualify for points under the Skilled Migrant Category. You may apply for a Graduate Job Search work visa for a maximum of 12 months. You must apply for the work visa no later than three months after the end date of your student visa for that qualification. You must also show that you have at least NZ$4,200 to support yourself while you are looking for work.

• Employer Assisted   Post Study Work Visa You may be eligible for this visa if you have successfully completed a qualification in New Zealand that would qualify for points under the Skilled Migrant Category and you have a job offer which is relevant to that qualification. You may apply for a work visa for a maximum of two years to get practical experience suitable to your qualification. You may apply for a work visa for a maximum of three years if you are working towards getting membership or registration from a New Zealand professional association, which requires more than two years of relevant practical work experience. You must apply for the work visa no later than three months after the end date of your student visa for that course or qualification, or be the holder of a Graduate Job Search work visa.

(v)    Specific Purpose or Event Instructions

Allow people to come to New Zealand to work at a specific purpose or event for a particular period. You must have demonstrated skills, attributes or expertise in areas relevant to that specific purpose or event that are likely to benefit New Zealand. Your employment in New Zealand must not be likely to harm employment opportunities for New Zealanders.  

(vi)     Silver Fern Practical Experience Instructions  

Provide for the grant of work visas to young, highly-skilled people from overseas who hold a Silver Fern Job Search visa (or a first Silver Fern Practical Experience work visa) and have found skilled employment in New Zealand. You may apply for a work visa if you hold a Silver Fern Job Search visa or a Silver Fern Practical Experience work visa, and have an offer of skilled employment in New Zealand which is current for a period of at least 12 months. We may grant you a work visa for the duration of your offer of employment, up to a maximum of two years. Any subsequent Silver Fern Practical Experience work visa will be granted to a maximum of two years from the grant of the first Silver Fern Practical Experience work visa.