New Zealand is hiring 11 of our professions.
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New Zealand
Regulated by One board each
In their own words.
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Where the New Zealand scale starts.
The entry grade on the employer's own published scale. Your grade depends on the post you are appointed to.
Step 1 · entry grade · a year
Source: tewhatuora.govt.nz · allied health collective agreement · 2 Sept 2024
11 of our 12 are listed here.
PhysiotherapistGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence
Occupational TherapistGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence
RadiographerGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence (listed as Medical Radiation Therapist)
Medical Lab ScientistGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence
DietitianGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence (listed as Dietician)
OptometristGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence
Speech-Language PathologistGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence (listed as Speech Language Therapist)
Medical Social WorkerGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence (listed as Social Worker)
Dispensing OpticianGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residence (listed as Dispensing Optician)
Operating Department PractitionerTier 1 as Anaesthetic Technician — nearest NZ equivalent
PodiatristGreen List Tier 1 — straight to residenceNot open here today
- Social Care WorkerNot on the Green List — a separate Care Workforce visa applies
One board each.
PBNZ · OTBNZ · MRTB · ODOB · Medical Sciences Council · Dietitians Board · SWRB · Podiatrists Board
Full page One board each·Official siteimmigration.govt.nz
10 of our 12 professions — every one on the Green List at Tier 1
- Qualification assessed against the NZ standard
- Registration with the profession’s own board
- Green List job offer → Straight to Residence
PBNZ’s Express route accepts an existing HCPC or CORU registration. Register in the UK or Ireland first and New Zealand opens quickly.
See the regulator pageOpen on the boards in New Zealand.
Counts go stale. Each one carries the board it came from, how it was matched, and the day we read it.
Four steps into New Zealand.
We check your fit
Your degree, syllabus and hours against One board each's own published standards.
We build the file
Every document in the form One board each asks for, apostilled in the right order.
We stay to the decision
Filed in your own account. Every query drafted by us, sent by you, tracked to the answer.
Registration, then the visa
Registration comes first. The visa route follows New Zealand's published framework.
See your own route to New Zealand.
Two answers. Ten seconds. Then the facts for your profession.