Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa · Approved · 10 October 2025
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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, an Active Investor Plus approval in principle, a Parent Resident Visa approval in principle, partnership and dependent child resident visas, AEWVs and family work visas, student visas, visitor visas, employer accreditation and Job Checks.
This month's 24 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 | Approved10 Oct | |
| 2 | Active Investor Plus VisaGrowth category | Approved in principle17 Oct | |
| 3 | Parent Resident Visa | Approved in principle8 Oct | |
| 4 | Partnership Resident Visa | Approved2 Oct | |
| 5 | Dependent Child Resident Visa | Approved10 Oct | |
| 6 | Accredited Employer Work Visa | Approved23 Oct | |
| 7 | Accredited Employer Work Visa | Approved8 Oct | |
| 8 | Partnership Work Visa | Approved17 Oct | |
| 9 | Partnership Work Visa | Approved2 Oct | |
| 10 | Partner of a Worker Work VisaPartner of AEWV (open) | Approved10 Oct | |
| 11 | Partner of a Student Work Visa | Approved10 Oct | |
| 12 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved17 Oct | |
| 13 | Student VisaFee Paying | Approved2 Oct | |
| 14 | Student VisaDependent of a Worker | Approved13 Oct | |
| 15 | Student VisaDependent of a Worker | Approved10 Oct | |
| 16 | Student VisaDependent of a Worker | Approved10 Oct | |
| 17 | Parent and Grandparent Visitor VisaMultiple Entry | Approved15 Oct | |
| 18 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved29 Oct | |
| 19 | Visitor VisaGeneral | Approved2 Oct | |
| 20 | Visitor VisaDependents of long term worker/student | Approved13 Oct | |
| 21 | Employer AccreditationAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved16 Oct | |
| 22 | Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved28 Oct | |
| 23 | Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved28 Oct | |
| 24 | Job CheckAn employer approval, not a visa. | Approved15 Oct |
Full approval letters
24 letters, ordered by visa type. Personal and identifying details have been anonymised.
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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.