Depending on your partner’s situation, you can apply for a visa to work in New Zealand while they’re here working or studying, or if they’re a New Zealand citizen or resident.
For information about visa extensions during COVID-19, visit the Immigration NZ website.
If you’re living with your partner in a stable relationship you can apply to work here while they’re in New Zealand. You don’t need to find a job before you apply.
If you’re granted a visa it will be the same length as your partner’s. You must be able to prove that you can support yourself while you’re in New Zealand.
The partners of some students studying in New Zealand can join them to work here — it depends on what your partner is studying or if they’re on a NZ Aid Programme Scholarship.
If you’re granted a visa it will be the same length as your partner’s. You must be able to prove that you can support yourself while you’re in New Zealand.
If your partner has been posted to New Zealand as the member of another country’s defence force or diplomatic staff, then you can work in New Zealand while they’re here. It’s free to apply for this visa.
