Working in New Zealand on Permanent Residency Bridging Visa in Australia

[landaleav]

Hi everyone!
I need a quick advice. I am on General Skill Migration Permanent Residency Bridging visa in Australia. If I am offered a job in New Zealand, what are the options do I have? Will I also apply under Essential Skills program for temporary work visa? I have Electronics Engineering Degree from overseas which has been assessed by Engineers Australia to be equivalent to Professional Electronics Engineer and I also have Medicare Cover from the Aussie Government as I am on my path to PR in Australia.

Good suggestions or information will be highly appreciated!

[MotherBear]

Hmmm, if you had already got your Australian PR you could probably come straight into NZ as there is a reciprocal agreement between the two countries (although it only works one way - Oz to NZ and not the other way round). In your case, if you are still a long way from getting your PR and you got a job offer, the quickest way into NZ might be to apply for a temporary work visa. That would at least allow you to work and then you could start to process an application for residency at the same time.

[landaleav]

Thanks for the reply! :)