Key Points
- Certain technology sector workers will be eligible to enter New
Zealand under border exemptions beginning in early 2022
Overview
On 15 Dec. 2021, the government of New Zealand announced new border exemptions to bring
skilled workers into the country while border restrictions remain
in place. The exemption will allow technology sector workers and
their partners and dependent children to enter New Zealand.
Eligible workers include software and application
programmers, intracompany transfer (ICT) managers,
intracompany transfer security specialists and multimedia
specialists.
Software and application
programmers, ICT managers, and ICT security
specialists must also meet an annual salary threshold of at
least NZD $120,000 a year, while multimedia
specialists must meet a threshold of at
least NZD $95,000. For additional information on other
workers qualified for border exemptions, click here.
