Kia ora,

The Government is moving primary school teachers to the Green List Straight to Residence pathway from 26 March 2025 to help address workforce shortages across the country.

Moving primary school teachers to the Straight to Residence pathway allows eligible primary school teachers to apply for residence from offshore.

Teachers already in New Zealand on the Work to Residence pathway will be able to apply for a Straight to Residence Visa.

To be eligible applicants will need to:
be a registered teacher in New Zealand and hold a practising certificate as a teacher.
have a job or job offer that pays at least $31.61.
work as a primary, intermediate, or Māori-medium primary teacher.

What do you think of the changes?