US Citizen - Skilled Migrant - With Job Offer - Approximate length of time for work visa to New Zealand?

Question

I know this is in the Australia section, but Yahoo answers keeps pushing it there, I apologize in advance as I am well aware that New Zealand and Australia are different countries.

Hi, I am a US Citizen and I am in the process of completing the Visa and Immigration paperwork to take a job in New Zealand. Does anyone know the approximate length of time it takes for a work visa to be approved and or the immigration documents to be approved?

Answer 1

Hi, you can still put your question in the New Zealand section, you just click "select other category" down the bottom and choose New Zealand from there

I imagine you have checked out the NZ immigration website?

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/

I know someone from South Africa posted a similar Q in the NZ section and for him it had taken several months!! but that was going via the New Zealand consulate in Pretoria, things might be a bit more swift for you.

anyway, try to re-list this Q in the NZ section and you may get a better answer or 2 :-)

Good Luck

(I am a kiwi myself but just not 100% sure how long the process does/should take)