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New Zealand visa approvals, March 2026: Straight to Residence, skilled migrant, parent retirement and partnership visas

Our March 2026 approvals include Green List Straight to Residence and Work to Residence visas, Skilled Migrant Category and Parent Retirement resident visas, partnership and permanent resident visas, a Ministerial direction resident visa approval in principle, an AEWV, partner work visas, student and visitor visas, an…

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Anonymised Work to Residence Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Straight to Residence Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Straight to Residence Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Parent Retirement Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Resident Visa – Ministerial Direction approval in principle noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Permanent Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Permanent Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partner of a Worker Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partner of a Worker Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Student Visa approval noticeAnonymised Student Visa approval noticeAnonymised Visitor Visa approval noticeAnonymised Visitor Visa approval noticeAnonymised Endorsement approval noticeAnonymised Job Check approval notice
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Work to Residence Resident Visa · Approved · 17 March 2026

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March 2026 at a glance

This month the Leader team has compiled approval records for a range of New Zealand visa and employer-related applications, covering Green List Straight to Residence and Work to Residence visas, Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) resident visas, a Parent Retirement Resident Visa, partnership resident visas and Permanent Resident Visas, a Ministerial direction resident visa approval in principle, an AEWV, partner work visas, student visas, visitor visas, an endorsement and a Job Check.

This month's 22 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 typeResult
1Work to Residence Resident VisaGreen ListApproved17 Mar
2Straight to Residence Resident VisaGreen ListApproved17 Mar
3Straight to Residence Resident VisaGreen ListApproved17 Mar
4Skilled Migrant Category Resident VisaApproved19 Mar
5Skilled Migrant Category Resident VisaApproved18 Mar
6Parent Retirement Resident VisaApproved13 Mar
7Resident Visa – Ministerial DirectionApproved in principle30 Mar
8Partnership Resident VisaApproved20 Mar
9Partnership Resident VisaApproved20 Mar
10Partnership Resident VisaApproved23 Mar
11Permanent Resident VisaGeneralApproved26 Mar
12Permanent Resident VisaGeneralApproved26 Mar
13Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved9 Mar
14Partner of a Worker Work VisaPartner of AEWV (open)Approved19 Mar
15Partner of a Worker Work VisaPartner of AEWV (open)Approved12 Mar
16Partnership Work VisaApproved12 Mar
17Student VisaFee PayingApproved26 Mar
18Student VisaFee PayingApproved24 Mar
19Visitor VisaPartnershipApproved12 Mar
20Visitor VisaGeneralApproved12 Mar
21EndorsementApproved30 Mar
22Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa.Approved26 Sep

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Full approval letters

22 letters, ordered by visa type. Personal and identifying details have been anonymised.

Anonymised Work to Residence Resident Visa approval notice
1 / 22Work to Residence Resident VisaApprovedGreen List
Anonymised Straight to Residence Resident Visa approval notice
2 / 22Straight to Residence Resident VisaApprovedGreen List
Anonymised Straight to Residence Resident Visa approval notice
3 / 22Straight to Residence Resident VisaApprovedGreen List
Anonymised Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa approval notice
4 / 22Skilled Migrant Category Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa approval notice
5 / 22Skilled Migrant Category Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Parent Retirement Resident Visa approval notice
6 / 22Parent Retirement Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Resident Visa – Ministerial Direction approval in principle notice
7 / 22Resident Visa – Ministerial DirectionApproval in Principle
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
8 / 22Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
9 / 22Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
10 / 22Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Permanent Resident Visa approval notice
11 / 22Permanent Resident VisaApprovedGeneral
Anonymised Permanent Resident Visa approval notice
12 / 22Permanent Resident VisaApprovedGeneral
Anonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval notice
13 / 22Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partner of a Worker Work Visa approval notice
14 / 22Partner of a Worker Work VisaApprovedPartner of AEWV (open)
Anonymised Partner of a Worker Work Visa approval notice
15 / 22Partner of a Worker Work VisaApprovedPartner of AEWV (open)
Anonymised Partnership Work Visa approval notice
16 / 22Partnership Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Student Visa approval notice
17 / 22Student VisaApprovedFee Paying
Anonymised Student Visa approval notice
18 / 22Student VisaApprovedFee Paying
Anonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
19 / 22Visitor VisaApprovedPartnership
Anonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
20 / 22Visitor VisaApprovedGeneral
Anonymised Endorsement approval notice
21 / 22EndorsementApproved
Anonymised Job Check approval notice
22 / 22Job CheckApprovedAn employer approval, not a visa.

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