Green List: Life-Changing Jobs Available for You in New Zealand

The New Zealand Green List is a list that has jobs that are in high demand in New Zealand. With this category, hopeful migrants get employer-supported resident options available for them and are actually one of the fastest and easiest ways to get in New Zealand residents.

Requirements for the jobs on the Green List 

•  Applicant can not be older than 55 years. The age limit for the New Zealand Green List is 55. 
• Applicants and their partners and also dependent children age 15 and above must meet the English language requirement. Click here to read about the English language proficiency exams.
• Applicants, their partners and dependent children must meet the health requirement. They need to prove that they are healthy.
• Applicants, their partners and their dependent children must meet the character requirements that are needed for residents.
• Applicants must get a job with an accredited employer and AEWV which is the Accredited Employer Work Visa.
• Applicants must be able to provide a police certificate that will show good character and prove that they have no criminal records and are upstanding people who will not destroy the peace.
•  Applicants must provide an acceptable photo that is not less than 6 months old and clearly identifies them. 
• Proof of fund: Applicants must provide evidence that they can support themselves and their family while they are in New Zealand 
• The application fee and immigration levy are between NZD $4,020 and NZD $4,890 This fee is dependent on whether you are applying from other parts of the world or within New Zealand.

Green List Roles 

Jobs on the Green List are in high demand in New Zealand. They are jobs sectors that are experiencing labour shortages and need experienced and qualified people to fill the gap. 

There are different sectors with different job demands on the Green List and these sectors are ICT, electronics and communication roles, industry, agriculture, engineering, health and social services, construction, primary industries and science rules, and trades.

• ICT electronics and telecommunication rules 

 Analyst programmer 

Eligibility for the analyst programmer job 

Applicants must meet all visa requirements 

Developer Programmer 

 Eligibility for the developer programmer job 

 Applicants must meet all visa requirements.

Other jobs available for the ICT, Electronics And Communication Roles Are 

Chief Information Officer, ICT Projects Manager, ICT Manager Nec, Software And Applications Programmer Net, Multimedia Specialist, Software Engineer, High City Security Specialist And Software Tester.

• Agricultural roles

Dairy Cattle Farmer (Dairy Cattle Farm Manager) including Dairy Farm Manager, Assistant Dairy Farm Manager and Dairy Herd Manager

The requirements for the Dairy Cattle Farmer are a minimum of 3 years of experience working on a commercial farm in a relevant role.

•  Engineering roles 

Civil Engineering Technician, Electrical Engineer, Electronic Engineering Technician, Engineering Professionals Nec, Fire Safety Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Product Design Engineer, Production Or Plants Engineer, Test And Activation Engineer (Naval Shipbuilding), Acoustic Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Corrosion Engineer, Electrical Engineering Technician, Electronic Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Materials Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer, Production Or Plant Engineer, Telecommunications Network Engineer, Telecommunications Engineer, Calibration Engineer 

The requirements for this job are meeting all the necessary visa requirements and also having a job offer from an accredited employer in New Zealand.

• Primary Industries And Science Roles

The jobs available in the primary industries and science are; 

 Environmental Research Scientists, Other Spatial Scientists And Food Technologists.

The requirements for these jobs are a job offer from an accredited employer in New Zealand and also meeting all of the visa requirements. 

• Construction roles

The jobs available under the construction rules are; 

 Construction Projects Manager, Surveyor, Projects Builder (Including Building Project Manager And Site Foreman) And Quantity Surveyor. 

The job requirements for these jobs are a job offer from a New Zealand-accredited employer and also meeting all of the necessary visa requirements.

• Health and Social Sciences 

 The jobs available are; 

 Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher- Registered, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Diagnostic And Interventional Radiologists, Clinical Hematologist, Cardiologist, Anaesthetic Technician, Audiologist, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Anaesthetist, Clinical Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Dermatologist, Endocrinologist, General Practitioner, Intensive Care Specialists, Medical Laboratory Technician, Gastroenterologist, Medical Oncologists, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Midwife, Occupational Therapist, Organisational Psychologist, Otorhinolaryngologists, Pediatric Surgeon, Physicist, Podiatrist, Psychologists Nec, Radiation Oncologist, Psychotherapist, Neurologist, Midwife, Medical Radiation Therapist, Orthoptist. 

The requirements are a job offer from an accredited New Zealand employer and also meeting all of the necessary visa requirements.

• Trades 

The jobs available are;

Plumber, Diesel Motor Mechanic (Including Heavy Vehicle Inspector), Automotive Electrician, Electrician (General)

With popular destinations like Wellington the museum of New Zealand, Queenstown with lake Wakatipu, and so many other stunning, breathtaking natural beauty, New Zealand is a place to visit and a great place to live. With an amazing quality of life, you get to enjoy stunning natural beauty, beautiful nature and wildlife and so much more. New Zealand is an island country in the Pacific that consists of two land masses and over 700 smaller islands.

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