Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa · Approved · 3 February 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, a Care Workforce Work to Residence visa, a partnership resident visa and Permanent Resident Visas, a Parent Retirement approval in principle, AEWVs, partnership, post-study and other work visas, student visas, visitor visas (including Parent and Grandparent Multiple Entry and guardian visas), employer accreditation and a Job Check.
This month's 31 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 | Approved3 Feb | |
| 2 | Work to Residence Resident VisaCare Workforce sector | Approved20 Feb | |
| 3 | Parent Retirement Resident Visa | Approved in principle26 Feb | |
| 4 | Partnership Resident Visa | Approved19 Feb | |
| 5 | Permanent Resident VisaGeneral | Approved19 Feb | |
| 6 | Permanent Resident VisaGeneral | Approved18 Feb | |
| 7 | Accredited Employer Work Visa | Approved26 Feb | |
| 8 | Accredited Employer Work Visa | Approved12 Feb | |
| 9 | Accredited Employer Work Visa | Approved5 Feb | |
| 10 | Partnership Work Visa | Approved23 Feb | |
| 11 | Partnership Work Visa | Approved11 Feb | |
| 12 | Post Study Work VisaOpen | Approved25 Feb | |
| 13 | Work VisaVariation of Conditions | Approved4 Feb | |
| 14 | Work VisaSpecific Purpose or Event | Approved4 Feb | |
| 15 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved23 Feb | |
| 16 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved16 Feb | |
| 17 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved17 Feb | |
| 18 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved9 Feb | |
| 19 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved10 Feb | |
| 20 | Student VisaPathway | Approved18 Feb | |
| 21 | Parent and Grandparent Visitor VisaMultiple Entry | Approved17 Feb | |
| 22 | Parent and Grandparent Visitor VisaMultiple Entry | Approved11 Feb | |
| 23 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved23 Feb | |
| 24 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved11 Feb | |
| 25 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved3 Feb | |
| 26 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved3 Feb | |
| 27 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved2 Feb | |
| 28 | Visitor VisaGuardian of a student | Approved10 Feb | |
| 29 | Visitor VisaDependents of long term worker/student | Approved3 Feb | |
| 30 | Employer AccreditationAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved24 Feb | |
| 31 | Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved26 Feb |
Full approval letters
31 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.