A16.5 Groups of residence class visa applications

Categories of residence class visa applications are grouped below for the purposes of the General Instruction for the order of processing visa applications at A16.1.

Business Residence group

• Active Investor Plus Visa
• Employees of Relocating Business Resident Visa
• Entrepreneur Resident Visa
• Global Impact Permanent Residence Visa

Family Residence group

• Dependent Child Resident Visa
• Intercountry Adoption Resident Visa
• Parent Retirement Resident Visa
• Parent Resident Visa
• Partnership Category Visa

Skilled Residence group

• Care Workforce Work to Residence Visa
• Highly Paid Residence Visa
• Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa
• Straight to Residence Visa
• Work to Residence Visa

2021 Residence Visa group

• 2021 Resident Visa

Residence from Work group

• Long Term Skill Shortage List Resident Visa
• Religious Worker Resident Visa
• South Island Contribution Resident Visa
• Talent (Accredited Employer) Resident Visa
• Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) Resident Visa

Special Residence group

• Pitcairn Islander Resident Visa
• Samoan Quota Resident Visa
• Pacific Access Category Resident Visa

Refugee and Protection Category group

• Afghan Emergency Resettlement Category
• Christchurch Response (2019) Permanent Resident Visa
• Community Sponsored Refugee Resident Visa
• Refugee Family Support Resident Visa
• Refugee and Protection Category
• Trafficking Victim Resident Visa
• Victims of Family Violence Resident Visa

Effective 22/12/2022