THE NEW ZEALAND GREEN LIST – HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
New Zealand is committed to welcoming skilled professionals looking for work-life balance in our beautiful, progressive country.
The Immigration New Zealand Green List seeks to fast-track residency pathways for certain occupations, and consists of two tiers as follows:
- Tier 1 occupations – granted immediate New Zealand residency via the ‘Straight to Residence’ pathway*
- Tier 2 occupations – granted New Zealand residency after working for two years via the ‘Work to Residence’ pathway*
*Most Healthcare occupations are now included on tier one of the New Zealand Green List! If you have the qualifications and experience required, you could get New Zealand residency immediately or after just 2 years of working in New Zealand! View below to see if your occupation is included.
There’s never been a better time to move and we can help you navigate the process, whatever stage of the journey you may be at.
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View Green List Tier 1 Health Occupations
- Anaesthetist
- Psychiatrist
- Specialist Physicians (Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Surgeons (Including General Surgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Neurosurgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Otorhinolaryngologist, Paediatric Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Urologist and Vascular Surgeon)
- Other Medical Practitioners (Including Dermatologist, Ophthalmologist, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist and Radiation Oncologist)
- Resident Medical Officer
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Psychologists & Psychologists
- Physicist (Medical)
- Orthoptist
- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
- Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
- Cardiologist
- Clinical Haematologist
- Medical Oncologist
- Endocrinologist
- Gastroenterologist
- Intensive Care Specialist
- Neorologist
- Paediatrician
- Renal Medicine Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Thoracic Medicine Specialist
- Paediatric and Reconstructive Surgeon
- Emergency Medicine Specialist
- Pathologist
- Medical Practitioners nec
- Midwife
- Registered Nurse (Aged care, Child and Family Health, Community Health, Critical Care and Emergency, Developmental Disability, Disability and Rehabilitation, Medical, Medical Practice, Mental Health, Perioperative, Surgical, Paediatrics, nec)
Roles to be added in May 2023:
- Addiction practitioner/alcohol & drug clinician
- Audiometrist
- Chiropractor
- Clinical dental technician
- Clinical physiologists (sleep, renal, exercise, respiratory, neurology, and cardiac)
- Counsellor
- Dental specialists
- Dental technician
- Dental therapist
- Dentist
- Dietician
- Dispensing optician
- Drug and alcohol counsellor
- Enrolled nurse
- Genetic counsellor
- Medical laboratory pre-analytical technician
- Medical resonance imaging technologist
- Nuclear medicine technologist
- Nurse practitioner
- Optometrist
- Oral health therapist
- Orthotic and prosthetic technician
- Orthotist/prosthetist
- Osteopath
- Paramedic/emergency medical technician
- Perfusionist (cardiac)
- Pharmacist
- Physiotherapist
- Play therapist (hospital)
- Social worker
- Speech language therapist
- Sterile processing technician
- Anaesthetic Technician
- Audiologist
- Medical imaging technologist
- Medical laboratory technician
- Medical radiation therapist
- Occupational therapist.
- Podiatrist
- Sonographer
View Green List Tier 2 Health Occupations
- Anaesthetic Technician – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Medical Laboratory Technician – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Medical Imaging Technologist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Medical Radiation Therapist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Occupational Therapist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Sonographer – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Podiatrist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
- Audiologist – moving to Tier 1 in May 2023
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