WS4 Currency of specific purpose or event permits

1. The currency of a specific purpose or event permit must be consistent with the time required for the holder to complete the specific purpose or event.
2. Applicants approved entry for a specific purpose or event may be issued with multiple entry work visas if appropriate. The maximum duration of permit, including a short grace period within which the permit holder can leave New Zealand after they have completed their specific purpose or event, are:
   1. Senior or specialist business people on short term secondments – 12 months, with the ability to be granted a permit for a further 12 months to complete the specific purpose;
   2. Business people seconded to New Zealand as an intra-corporate transferee of a multi-national company – three years, with the ability to be granted a permit for a further three years to complete the specific purpose;
   3. Business visitors wishing to undertake business activities in New Zealand for more than 3 months in any one year – 12 months;
   4. Direct investment visas for applicants who made a residence application under the Investor Category prior to 4 July 2005 – 12 months;
   5. Show judges and sports referees – for the length of their engagement and not usually more than six months;
   6. Dance and music examiners – for the period of their examinations and not usually more than six months;
   7. Pastors and lay missionaries – three years;
   8. Installers and servicers of machinery – three months;
   9. Entertainers, performing artists, film and video production crew, and associated support personnel – for the period requested;
   10. Sports players and professional sports coaches – 12 months, or up to a maximum of three years in the case of coaches employed at national or regional level;
   11. Philippines nurses – up to three months to enable them to work while meeting their registration requirements.

       Note: Philippines nurses who have been issued a work visa or granted a work permit in order to obtain registration as a nurse will not be granted a further work permit other than for an occupation which is ANZSCO Skill Level 1 or 2.

Effective 30/11/2009