SR4.5 Skilled Residence: Highly Paid summary of requirements (revoked 01/07/2023)

1. To be granted a Skilled Residence: Highly Paid resident visa, all applicants must:
   1. meet health and character requirements for residence (see A4 and A5); and
   2. meet the applicable minimum standard of English or, where instructions allow, pre-purchase English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tuition (see SR5.15).
2. In addition, the principal applicant must:
   1. hold an Accredited Employer work visa or another work visa applied for before 4 July 2022 at the time the residence application is made; and
   2. meet the acceptable employment requirements for work in a highly paid role (see SR4.10); and
   3. have completed 24 months of work in New Zealand in a highly paid role (see SR4.15), and
   4. be aged 55 or younger at the time the residence application is made.
3. Applications must be made using the approved online form provided on the Immigration New Zealand website.

Effective 05/09/2022