Good fit
Skilled workers with a genuine full-time offer from an accredited New Zealand employer who can show at least two years of relevant experience or an accepted qualification.
New Zealand · Skilled Worker
Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
A New Zealand work visa for a full-time job offer from an accredited employer, with job-specific conditions, up to five years for most jobs, and possible residence options depending on the occupation.
Status note. AEWV is an employer-linked temporary work visa. The Immigration New Zealand page states that it can lead to a resident visa depending on the job, but does not make residence automatic.
Decision fit
Who this pathway serves
Important limits
Applicants without an accredited-employer job offer, applicants seeking open work rights unrelated to the offered job, or applicants treating AEWV alone as automatic residence.
Minimums
Eligibility
Age
No hard age floor or ceiling is modeled.
Work experience
Minimum: 2 years
Relevant experience or the alternative qualification route must be in the same field or industry as the offered job, subject to the visa rules.
Language
Not stated
Education
Minimum: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Assessment: Unknown — confirm with the official source
The skill requirement can be met through at least two years of relevant job experience or a qualification at New Zealand Qualification Framework level 4 or higher.
Selection threshold
Points: Not stated
Competition: Not stated
Health and character
Medical exam: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Police certificate: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Costs
Funds and fees
Settlement funds
No settlement-fund table is published.
Application fees
- 1540 NZDAEWV application fee from
Outcomes
Residence, work, and family
Permanent residence
The AEWV page says the visa can lead to a resident visa depending on the job and points applicants to New Zealand skilled-residence pathways.
Work: Yes · Study: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Family
Partner and dependent-child visas may be supported, but the exact visa type depends on earnings, occupation skill level, NOL/ANZSCO status, Green List or approved transport/care-workforce status, and other conditions.
Partner: Yes · Children: Yes
Citizenship
AEWV alone does not establish citizenship eligibility.
Processing time
Immigration New Zealand lists 80% processing within seven weeks. The visa can be up to five years based on the job; most jobs have a five-year maximum continuous stay and ANZSCO skill-level 4 or 5 jobs generally have three years.
Modeled: Not stated–Not stated months
Sources
Official sources
Citations
Field provenance
Information only, not legal advice. Rules, fees, and processing times change. Confirm the linked official pages before acting.