Trafficking Victim Work Visa
You can apply for this visa if you are in New Zealand and certified by the New Zealand Police as a suspected victim of people trafficking.
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Length of stay
Stay for
12 months
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Cost
NZD $0
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Processing time
is a
high priority
To apply you must:
- be in New Zealand
- show the New Zealand Police has certified you as a suspected victim of people trafficking
- meet the other requirements of this visa.
This visa lets you:
- work in almost any job for any employer in New Zealand
- study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period — you may be able to do other study if it is required by your employer as part of your job
- apply for the Trafficking Victim Resident Visa.
You can apply for another Trafficking Victim Work Visa if you meet certain requirements.
There is no fee for this visa.
Who can apply
Check if you are eligible to apply for this visa and what supporting documents and information you need to provide.
Identity
As proof of your identity, you must provide:
- 2 acceptable photos of your head and shoulders
- your passport or
Note
If your passport or certificate of identity is unavailable, you can provide the original or certified copy of your birth certificate or another identity document.
Health
You must be in good health.
We may ask you to have a chest X-ray, a medical examination or both as proof of your good health.
If you are staying less than:
- 6 months you do not normally need a chest X-ray
- 12 months you do not normally need a medical certificate.
When we process your application we let you know if we need you to have a chest X-ray or medical examination.
Character
You must be of good character.
If you have a criminal conviction or are a security risk to New Zealand we may not be able to grant you a visa.
You must provide police certificates if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits. This includes any time you have spent in New Zealand in the past on other visas, even if you have been out of the country since then.
You must also provide police certificates if we ask for them.
Police certificates must be less than 6 months old when you submit your application. They must be from any country you are a citizen of, or have spent more than 5 years in since you turned 17.
If you are aged 16 or younger you do not need to provide police certificates.
How to get a police certificate
If you have already sent us police certificates with a previous visa application and they are less than 24 months old, you do not need to send them again.
Note
If you provide a police certificate that is not in English, you must provide an English translation.
This includes police certificates that record no convictions.
If police certificates are not available from your home country, you must provide a separate statutory declaration in both English and your own language (if it is not English). These must:
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- detail your attempts to obtain a police certificate
- say whether you and any accompanying family members have been found guilty of offences against the law of your home country
- be supported by any other information confirming your character.
Genuine intentions
You must genuinely intend to meet the conditions of your visa.
When we decide if your intentions are genuine (bona fide), we consider all the information:
- you provide to support your application
- we have about your personal circumstances, and
- you provided in any previous applications.
Location
You must be already in New Zealand.
We will use our records to check you are still here.
Police-certified victim of people trafficking
You must be certified by New Zealand Police as a victim of people trafficking
You must have made a people trafficking report, and after the report was assessed by New Zealand Police you were certified as a victim of people trafficking.
Get help for victims people trafficking
We will check that you are certified as a victim of people trafficking. You must provide evidence of certification when you apply.
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While you are in New Zealand
These are the conditions that you must meet once you have your visa. Your visa conditions are recorded in your eVisa.
Travel
If travelling in and out of New Zealand, a valid
Check or change your work visa conditions
Note
If there are no multiple entry travel conditions and you leave New Zealand, the visa will expire.
The travel conditions will be listed on the visa label or in a visa letter.
Work
You can work in any employment you like, as long as:
- the work you do is legal
- you do not provide commercial sexual services
- you do not invest or operate in a business that provides commercial sexual services
- you have any occupational registration that is needed to do that work in New Zealand.
Study
You can study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period.
Note
You may be able to do other study if it is required by your employer as part of your employment.
If you want to study longer than 3 months, you can apply for a variation of conditions to your work visa.
Visa expiry
You must leave New Zealand before your visa expires.
Note
If you want to stay longer, you can apply for another visa.
Visas for working in New Zealand
Visa expiry dates are printed on a visa label or included in a visa letter.
You can be granted a further Trafficking Victim Work Visa if:
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- Police or Immigration New Zealand require you to remain in New Zealand, and
- you have not obstructed a Police or Immigration New Zealand investigation, and
- we consider that your personal circumstances justify granting you this visa again.