- Skilled immigration
This is the main category of New Zealand immigration, accounting for about 60% of the total immigration quota in New Zealand. According to public data, about 3000-3500 Chinese people obtain New Zealand green cards through skilled immigration every year.
This New Zealand immigration method is divided into two cases: direct application overseas and studying in New Zealand, after obtaining a local qualification in New Zealand. After obtaining a New Zealand degree, international students can obtain a one-year open work permit to find a job. After finding a relevant job, they can apply for a work permit for at least two years. You can apply for a green card if you meet the immigration requirements during this period.
- Studying and immigrating
If it is difficult for domestic majors to find employment in New Zealand, such as English majors, Chinese language majors, law majors, etc., some majors are limited by the influence of policies and cultural differences. It is indeed very difficult to find employment in New Zealand. At this time, only consider working in New Zealand. Take a course that seeks to immigrate to study abroad.
- Family reunification immigration
The basic condition for this type of immigration is to have blood relatives or spouses in New Zealand, but it does not apply to most people, and no one happens to have an overseas father or mother. But this type of immigration is also a very popular way. Because marriage immigrants fall into this category. Marriage immigration is indeed the easiest one among the many immigration methods, and it is also the one with the lowest conditions. There is no age limit for applicants, no academic requirements, or even gender requirements (New Zealand supports same-sex spouse relationships). In short, in New Zealand, If you talk about a friend, and you have established a relationship with a New Zealand citizen or resident (you don’t need to get married, you can have a relationship), you have the basic application conditions.
- Entrepreneurial immigration
Entrepreneurial immigration is also one of the most popular immigration routes in recent years. This type of entrepreneurial immigration requires applicants to have more than 3 years of business experience or more than 5 years of senior management experience. The investment amount is required to be more than 100,000 New Zealand dollars (high-tech entrepreneurship is allowed to invest less than 100,000 yuan, and needs special approval from the Immigration Bureau), and the English proficiency requirements are low (IELTS 4 points).
From March 24, 2014, the Immigration Bureau began to reopen the entrepreneurial immigration, the original 9+27 entrepreneurial process was changed to 12+24, and high-tech and export enterprises will receive priority approval. In general, the feasibility of entrepreneurial immigration is also relatively high. Entrepreneurial immigration not only solves the problem of livelihood in New Zealand but also obtains a New Zealand green card, killing two birds with one stone.
- Investment immigration
The capital threshold for investment immigration is high, but the IELTS requirements are lower. New Zealand’s investment immigration is divided into two categories. The first category has no English requirements and the application threshold is 10 million New Zealand dollars, and the second category has English requirements (IELTS 3 points). The application threshold is 300 million New Zealand dollars. Compared with entrepreneurial immigration, investment immigration can be done in one step, and no business is required. As long as the funds are in the account, the green card is in hand. This money can be invested by buying government bonds, stocks, funds. The key to this type of immigration is the legality of investment funds and the transfer of funds.
