Resident Visa

Make New Zealand Your Forever Home

Explore Your Pathway to NZ Residence with AAIGL New Zealand offers a range of residence visa options for skilled professionals, partners of NZ citizens or residents, dependent children, and even parents wishing to join their family.

At AAIGL, we specialize in making your move to New Zealand not just possible—but smooth, stress-free, and successful.

Residence Visa Options We Support

Skilled Migrant Category (SMC)

Are you a highly skilled worker looking to live and work in New Zealand long-term? The Skilled Migrant Category offers a pathway to residence based on your skills, qualifications, and experience.

Key features:

Points-based system

Invitation to Apply (ITA) process
Must meet health, character, and English requirements

We help with:

✔ EOI (Expression of Interest) submission
✔ Points calculation & eligibility check
✔ Full application preparation

Partnership-Based Resident Visa

If you’re in a genuine and stable relationship with a New Zealand citizen or resident, you may be eligible for a residence visa based on your partnership.

We guide you through:

Proving your relationship meets Immigration NZ standards
Collecting strong supporting documents
Submitting a thorough and convincing application

Let us help you build a future in NZ with your partner—without the paperwork stress.

Easy Steps to Visa Approval

1 Free Consultation & Eligibility Check

We assess your profile and understand your goals to find the right visa option.

2 Document Preparation & Review

Our team helps you collect, review, and organise all required documents perfectly.

3 Application Submission

We submit your complete application to the relevant immigration authority with accuracy.

4 Visa Approval & Next Steps

Once approved, we guide you through post-approval steps, including travel and settlement support

Work to Residence – Dependent Child Resident Visa

Children of individuals on a Work to Residence pathway may be eligible for a resident visa if their parent becomes a resident.

We support families with:

Determining eligibility for dependent children
Ensuring documents meet child residence criteria
Aligning with parent’s visa timeline

Secure your child’s future with permanent residency in New Zealand.

Why Choose AAIGL?

Licensed Immigration Advisers with years of experience

Personalized strategy to improve your visa approval chances

Honest, transparent advice—no false promises

High success rate with both onshore and offshore cases

Parent Retirement Category

If you’re the parent of a New Zealand citizen or resident, and you meet the financial requirements, you may be eligible to retire in New Zealand under this category.

Requirements include:

Having an adult child who is a NZ citizen or resident
Investment of NZD $1 million over 4 years
Settlement and income criteria

We help with financial planning, documentation, and application management so you can enjoy your retirement close to your loved ones.