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New Zealand: Government introduces two skilled migrant residence pathways (effective mid-2026)

Announcement

23 Sep 2025

On 23 September 2025, the New Zealand government announced two new skilled residence pathways for migrants.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Jul 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 30 Sep 2025
Labour market access

Recent update from 05 Mar 2026:

On 5 March, the government of New Zealand announced the specific occupations eligible and not eligible for the two residence pathways. Eligible occupations include roles such as agricultural techni...

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