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SMC job-search visa barred for onshore recent Study-to-Work visa holders

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateJuly 25, 2011
CategoryLegal entry and stay
Policy toolResidence and work visa eligibility
Affected groupPrincipal applicants who are in new zealand and currently hold, or in the last 24 months have held, a work visa granted under the wd study to work instructions

Policy effect

From July 25, 2011, a principal applicant who is in New Zealand and currently holds, or has held within the previous 24 months, a work visa granted under the WD Study to Work instructions is not eligible for a work visa under the Skilled Migrant Category Job Search Instructions.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From July 25, 2011, a principal applicant who is in New Zealand and currently holds, or has held within the previous 24 months, a work visa granted under the WD Study to Work instructions is not eligible for a work visa under the Skilled Migrant Category Job Search Instructions.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

Effective 25/07/2011 … If the principal applicant is in New Zealand and currently holds, or in the last 24 months has held, a work visa granted under the WD Study to Work instructions … then they are not eligible for a work visa under these instructions. … If the principal applicant is in New Zealand and holds, or in the last 24 months, has held a work visa granted under the WD Study to work instructions then they are not eligible for a work visa under the SMC Job Search Instructions ( WR5 (b) ).
Immigration New ZealandWR5 Work to Residence (Skilled Migrant Category) Instructions (04/04/2011); WR5 Skilled Migrant Category Job Search Instructions (25/07/2011); SM21.10 Assessment of whether a principal applicant can realise their potential to successfully settle and contribute (04/04/2011); SM21.10 Assessment of whether a principal applicant can realise their potential to successfully settle and contribute (25/07/2011)Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/66915.htm

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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