While in New Zealand on a visitor visa, can I look for a job?
When your visa was granted, it was on the basis of you visiting New Zealand. You cannot work on a visitor visa, but you can look for work.
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- While in New Zealand on a visitor visa, can I look for a job?
- I’m visiting New Zealand and I’ve had an accident. Can I get medical treatment?
- Can I change the travel conditions on my visa from single entry to multiple?
- Can I undertake a short course of study while visiting NZ?
- Can I apply as a parent or grandparent for a visa?
- Can I apply for any other visa while on a visitor visa in New Zealand?
- I’m on a guardian visitor visa. Can I work part-time?
- I’m on a guardian visitor visa and need to travel home for an emergency
- I have a 3-month visitor visa. Can I enter New Zealand without a return air ticket?
- How long can I travel or be away overseas?
- Can I do unpaid work while visiting New Zealand?
- Can I get a refund of my application fee?
We issue you a visitor visa on the basis that you have a genuine intention to visit temporarily and return to your home country afterwards.
If your situation changes
Visitor visas are not a pathway to residency and you cannot work on a visitor visa. If you want to work in New Zealand and gain residency, you must apply for a different type of visa. For the visas that lead to residency, you need to have certain skills, experience, qualifications or occupations.
New Zealand skilled residence pathways | Immigration New Zealand
Apply for a work visa
While on a visitor visa, you can look for work or attend a job interview in New Zealand, but you are not allowed to work. You need to apply for a work visa before you can start work.