SR5.10 Acceptable employment in a Tier 2 Green List role

1. Acceptable employment in a Tier 2 Green List role is employment where the immigration officer is satisfied that:
   1. the principal applicant holds current employment or an offer of employment for an occupation listed in Tier 2 of Appendix 13; and
   2. the requirements of the principal applicant’s occupation specified in Tier 2 of Appendix 13 are met; and
   3. the remuneration for the employment or offer of employment is either:
      • at or above the hourly rate specified in Tier 2 of Appendix 13 where an occupation has remuneration requirements; or
      • at or above the median wage of $31.61; and
   4. the employment or offer of employment is with an employer who is accredited (and their accreditation is not suspended) at the time the residence application is either made or decided; and
   5. the employment is full-time (employment is full-time if it amounts to at least 30 guaranteed hours per week for every week worked); and
   6. the employment is permanent or for a fixed term of at least 12 months from when the application is made; and
   7. the employment is genuine and is not offered as a result of payment (see  SR2.1.5).
2. Despite (a)(i) above, acceptable employment also includes current employment in an occupation that was previously listed on the Green List at some point in the applicant’s 24 month period, and the applicant has completed 24 months work in New Zealand in that occupation (see SR5.15).
3. For roles that do not require occupational registration, an immigration officer may be required to assess whether the employment matches the Green List occupation. In determining whether employment is for a role on the Green List an immigration officer may undertake a substantial match assessment (see SR2.1.1).

Notes:
- For the purposes of undertaking a substantial match assessment, immigration officers must make an assessment based on Version 1.2 of the ANZSCO, which is available at www.immigration.govt.nz/anzsco.
- The median wage rate of $31.61 for Green List Tier 2 reflects the June 2023 publication of median wage data by Statistics New Zealand.

Effective 26/06/2024