Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa · Approved · 17 August 2026
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This month the Leader team has compiled approval records for a range of New Zealand visa and employer-related applications, covering a Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) resident visa approval and approval in principle, a Parent Retirement Resident Visa approval and approval in principle, a Parent Resident Visa approval and five invitations to apply (ITA), partnership resident visas, a dependent child resident visa approval in principle, Post Study Work Visas, a Partner of a Student Work Visa and a variation of conditions, student visas, visitor visas, employer accreditation and Job Checks.
This month's 32 anonymised approval documents are displayed by category in the Success cases gallery. Every case has its own background, documents and assessment conditions; what we show is not a guarantee of outcome or immigration advice for your individual situation.
To protect the privacy of clients and other parties, personal and identifying information in the documents shown has been anonymised.
This month’s approvals
| # | Visa type | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa | Approved17 Aug | |
| 2 | Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa | Approved in principle4 Aug | |
| 3 | Parent Retirement Resident Visa | Approved20 Aug | |
| 4 | Parent Retirement Resident Visa | Approved in principle7 Aug | |
| 5 | Parent Resident Visa | Approved27 Aug | |
| 6 | Parent Resident VisaParent Category | Invited to apply13 Aug | |
| 7 | Parent Resident VisaParent Category | Invited to apply14 Aug | |
| 8 | Parent Resident VisaParent Category | Invited to apply12 Aug | |
| 9 | Parent Resident VisaParent Category | Invited to apply11 Aug | |
| 10 | Parent Resident VisaParent Category | Invited to apply11 Aug | |
| 11 | Partnership Resident Visa | Approved24 Aug | |
| 12 | Partnership Resident Visa | Approved20 Aug | |
| 13 | Partnership Resident Visa | Approved5 Aug | |
| 14 | Dependent Child Resident Visa | Approved in principle13 Aug | |
| 15 | Post Study Work VisaOpen | Approved6 Aug | |
| 16 | Post Study Work VisaOpen | Approved1 Aug | |
| 17 | Partner of a Student Work Visa | Approved18 Aug | |
| 18 | Work VisaVariation of Conditions | Approved25 Aug | |
| 19 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved21 Aug | |
| 20 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved21 Aug | |
| 21 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved12 Aug | |
| 22 | Student VisaPathway | Approved5 Aug | |
| 23 | Student VisaDependent of a Worker | Approved7 Aug | |
| 24 | Student VisaVariation of Conditions | Approved24 Aug | |
| 25 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved24 Aug | |
| 26 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved24 Aug | |
| 27 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved17 Aug | |
| 28 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved3 Aug | |
| 29 | Visitor VisaPartnership | Approved28 Aug | |
| 30 | Employer AccreditationAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved21 Aug | |
| 31 | Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved27 Aug | |
| 32 | Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved14 Aug |
Full approval letters
32 letters, ordered by visa type. Personal and identifying details have been anonymised.
About this case
This case is published with the client’s written consent, with personally identifiable information removed. The outcome reflects the policy in force at the time and the client’s particular circumstances. It does not mean other applications will have the same result, and it is not immigration advice for any individual.