Self-Assessment Guide For Residence In New Zealand (Page 17 of 20) in pdf

Pacific Access Category

If you are a citizen of Tuvalu, you must either be

in Tuvalu or Fiji or lawfully in New Zealand when

you apply for residence under the PAC. You must

The Pacific Access Category (PAC) allows a quota

also have been born in Tuvalu or born overseas

of Tongan, Tuvaluan, and Kiribati citizens to be

to a Tuvaluan citizen who was born in Tuvalu.

granted residence in New Zealand each year.

This category is run by ballot. You can only apply

Acceptable offers of employment

for residence under this category if you lodged

The offer of employment can be for either you

a registration during the annual registration

or your partner (if they are included in your

period and your registration was drawn from the

application, and you meet all the requirements

ballot. (The only exception to this is if the annual

of our Partnership Instructions). Offers of

quota of places is not filled by applicants drawn

employment may be in either a skilled or

from the ballot. See ‘Unfilled places’.)

unskilled occupation but at least one must be:

You may qualify for residence under this

• for ongoing employment (permanent,

category if:

indefinite or for a stated term of at least

• you are a citizen of Tonga, Tuvalu or Kiribati

12 months)

• your registration is drawn from the ballot

• for full-time work (averaging at least 30 hours

• you lodge your application for residence under

per week)

the PAC within eight months of us writing to

• current at the time we assess your application

you advising that your registration has been

and grant you residence

drawn from the ballot (or within the time

• genuine

frame specified by INZ)

• for a position that is paid by salary or wages

• you were aged between 18 and 45 years

(positions of self-employment or payment by

inclusive at the registration closing date

commission and/or retainer are not acceptable)

• you or your partner have an acceptable offer

• accompanied by evidence of full or provisional

of employment* in New Zealand

registration, if full or provisional registration is

• you meet a minimum level of English

required by law to take up the offer, and

language ability

• compliant with relevant employment law in

• you meet a minimum level of income (if you

force in New Zealand. This includes having a

have dependent children), and

written employment contract specifying the

• you meet health and character requirements.

necessary terms and conditions, and meeting

holiday, special leave, minimum wage, and

Any partner and/or dependent children who

occupational health and safety requirements.

are included in your application must also meet

health and character requirements.

Minimum income requirement

If you are a citizen of Tonga, you must either

If you have dependent children you will have

be in Tonga or lawfully in New Zealand when

to show that you will meet a minimum income

you apply for residence under this category.

requirement to ensure that you can support

You must also have been born in Tonga or born

yourself and your dependants if you come to

overseas to a Tongan citizen who was born

New Zealand. For the current figure, go to

in Tonga.

or contact your

If you are a citizen of Kiribati, you must either be

nearest INZ office.

in Kiribati or Fiji or lawfully in New Zealand when

If you and your partner both have an offer

you apply for residence under the PAC. You must

of employment in New Zealand, both of your

also have been born in Kiribati or born overseas

wages or salaries may be taken into account

to a Kiribati citizen who was born in Kiribati.

when determining if the minimum income

requirement is met, provided (at the time the

application is assessed) an immigration officer

is satisfied that your relationship meets our

If the applicant has dependent children the offer

minimum requirements for recognition of

of employment must also meet the minimum

partnerships (see Partnership Instructions).

income requirement (if the principal applicant

The second offer of employment must meet

has a partner who has a job offer, this may also

all the requirements for an acceptable offer of

be taken into account). The current minimum

employment except the requirement that the

income threshold is available on our website

or by enquiring

offer be for full-time employment.

at our nearest office.

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