THE New Zealand GREEN LIST
New Zealand is committed to welcoming skilled professionals looking for work-life balance in our beautiful, progressive country.
The Immigration New Zealand Green List seeks to fast-track residency pathways for certain occupations, and consists of two tiers as follows:
- Tier 1 occupations – granted immediate New Zealand residency via the ‘Straight to Residence’ pathway*
- Tier 2 occupations – granted New Zealand residency after working for two years via the ‘Work to Residence’ pathway*
*View below to see if your occupation is included on the Green List. If you have the qualifications and experience required, you could get New Zealand residency immediately or after just 2 years of working in New Zealand!
There’s never been a better time to move and we can help you navigate the process, whatever your situation.
GREEN LIST TIER 1 OCCUPATIONS
- Construction Project Manager
- Project Builder
- Quantity Surveyor
- Surveyor
- Chemical Engineer
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Civil Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
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- Electrical Engineering Technician
- Electronic Engineering Technician
- Environmental Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Industrial Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Production or Plant Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Engineering Professionals (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Telecommunications Engineers
- Telecommunications Network Engineers
- General Practitioner
- Anaesthetist
- Psychiatrist
- Specialist Physicians (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Surgeons (Including General Surgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Neurosurgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Otorhinolaryngologist, Paediatric Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Urologist and Vascular Surgeon)
- Other Medical Practitioners (Including Dermatologist, Ophthalmologist, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist and Radiation Oncologist)
- Resident Medical Officer
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Psychologists & Psychologists
- Physicist (Medical)
- Orthoptist
- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
- Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
- Cardiologist
- Clinical Haematologist
- Medical Oncologist
- Endocrinologist
- Gastroenterologist
- Intensive Care Specialist
- Neorologist
- Paediatrician
- Renal Medicine Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Thoracic Medicine Specialist
- Paediatric and Reconstructive Surgeon
- Emergency Medicine Specialist
- Pathologist
- Medical Practitioners nec
- Midwife
- Registered Nurse (Aged care, Child and Family Health, Community Health, Critical Care and Emergency, Developmental Disability, Disability and Rehabilitation, Medical, Medical Practice, Mental Health, Perioperative, Surgical, Paediatrics, nec)
- Veterinarian
- Other Spatial Scientist
- Environmental Research Scientist
- Food Technologist
- Chief Information Officer
- ICT Project Manager
- ICT Managers
- Software Engineer
- ICT Security Specialist
- Multimedia Specialists
- Analyst Programmer
- Developer Programmer
- Software Tester
- Software and Applications Programmers nec
- Auditor
Roles to be added in May 2023:
- Auditor
- Addiction practitioner/alcohol & drug clinician
- Audiometrist
- Chiropractor
- Clinical dental technician
- Clinical physiologists (sleep, renal, exercise, respiratory, neurology, and cardiac)
- Counsellor
- Dental specialists
- Dental technician
- Dental therapist
- Dentist
- Dietician
- Dispensing optician
- Drug and alcohol counsellor
- Enrolled nurse
- Genetic counsellor
- Medical laboratory pre-analytical technician
- Medical resonance imaging technologist
- Nuclear medicine technologist
- Nurse practitioner
- Optometrist
- Oral health therapist
- Orthotic and prosthetic technician
- Orthotist/prosthetist
- Osteopath
- Paramedic/emergency medical technician
- Perfusionist (cardiac)
- Pharmacist
- Physiotherapist
- Play therapist (hospital)
- Social worker
- Speech language therapist
- Sterile processing technician
- Anaesthetic Technician
- Audiologist
- Medical imaging technologist
- Medical laboratory technician
- Medical radiation therapist
- Occupational therapist.
- Podiatrist
- Sonographer
GREEN LIST TIER 2 OCCUPATIONS
- Anaesthetic Technician – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Medical Laboratory Technician – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Medical Imaging Technologist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Medical Radiation Therapist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Occupational Therapist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Sonographer – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Podiatrist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Audiologist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Primary School Teachers
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- All Secondary School Teachers
- Automotive Electrician
- Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)
- Skilled Motor Mechanics
- Electrician (General) – registered
- Plumber – registered
- Dairy Farm Managers
- Civil Construction Supervisors
- Gasfitters
- Drainlayers
- Skilled Crane Operators
- Skilled Civil Machine Operators
- Halal Slaughterers
- Skilled Telecommunication Technicians
- Secondary School Teacher (Science, Mathematics, Technology, Pacific languages)
- Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher – registered
To be added in May 2023
- Civil Construction Supervisors
- Gasfitters
- Drainlayers
- Skilled Crane Operators
- Skilled Civil Machine Operators
- Halal Slaughterers
- Skilled Motor Mechanics
- Skilled Telecommunication Technicians
- Primary School Teachers
- All Secondary School Teachers
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