🇳🇿 New Zealand · Permanent Residency
Permanent residency and golden-visa paths: eligibility, required years, investment thresholds, and official checklists.
In New Zealand you first obtain a Resident Visa — commonly through the points-based Skilled Migrant Category or other residence routes — and can later apply for a Permanent Resident Visa once you have held residence and met the travel-conditions commitment. A permanent resident visa removes travel-conditions expiry. Immigration New Zealand decides applications.
- First obtain a Resident Visa (commonly via the points-based Skilled Migrant Category).
- Apply for a Permanent Resident Visa after holding residence and meeting the commitment.
- A permanent resident visa removes travel-conditions expiry.
Official authorities
- Immigration New Zealand — residence
Official residence and permanent-residence information.
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