Can you apply? Check yourself in 30 seconds
To apply for the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) you must meet these requirements. Tap your answer for each one.
- 1
Have an offer of full-time work from an accredited employer
- 2
Meet work experience and/or qualification requirements depending on your job
- 3
Meet other requirements depending on the skill level required for your job
- 4
Have spent the required time outside New Zealand, after staying for the maximum time allowed, if applying for another Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
- 5
Show you can speak and understand English, if your job is skill level 3 to 5
Your answers stay on this device. A licensed adviser confirms the details with you.
What this visa lets you do
Your rights and conditions once the visa is granted.
Work in New Zealand for an accredited employer who has offered you at least 30 hours work a week
Study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period, or do any study required as part of your employment
Stay in New Zealand for up to 5 years — depending on your job, skill level, how much you are paid and when you applied for your visa
Including your family
You cannot include your partner and dependent children in an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). However, if you have an AEWV you may be able to support a visitor visa for your partner; a work visa for your partner; visitor visas for your children; student visas for your children.
Family & partner visasDocuments you’ll usually need
Tick what you already have — we’ll remember it on this device.
Your adviser gives you the exact list for your situation.
What it costs
Two separate fees, paid to two different organisations — no surprises.
The visa application fee you pay to INZ when the application is lodged. Set by the government and can change.
Our professional fee for advice and preparing your application, agreed in writing before any work starts. Your first consultation request is free.
Other costs you might have if your visa needs them
- Medical certificates and chest X-rays, if required
- Police certificates from each country you’ve lived in, if required
- Certified translations of documents not in English
- Qualification assessments (NZQA IQA), if required
How we help you apply
From your first question to INZ’s decision — one licensed adviser stays with your file.
- 1Free first consultationTell us your situation online or in person.
- 2Eligibility & strategyA licensed adviser confirms this is the right visa — or a better one.
- 3DocumentsYour personal checklist and a review of every document.
- 4LodgementWe submit to Immigration New Zealand on your behalf.
- 5DecisionWe answer INZ’s questions and stay with you to the decision.
Requirements summarised from immigration.govt.nz (© Crown, CC BY 3.0 NZ), checked 14 Oct 2026. Rules change often — we confirm the current requirements with you before you apply.