Green List Tier 1: can you apply for Straight to Residence while registration is pending?
Check the Green List entry for the exact occupation before lodging. If it requires a specific New Zealand registration or practising status, Immigration New Zealand asks for evidence that you meet the role requirements when you apply. A regulator’s acknowledgement that it received your application confirms a step in the process. Check the wording of your occupation entry and the regulator’s decision before relying on any interim document.
Match the occupation entry to the regulator’s evidence
Use the job title and duties in your offer to find the relevant Tier 1 entry. Copy the registration wording as it appears on that entry. Some entries refer to registration, while others specify a particular scope, membership or practising credential. Ask the regulator to confirm the category it has granted, any limits on practice and whether it has issued a separate practising certificate. Compare these details with the role you have been offered.
Gather the decision letter or registration record and the practising certificate if the role requires one. Keep the registration number, validity dates and scope visible. If the job offer and regulator’s records use different descriptions, ask the employer to explain the actual duties and check the scope with the regulator. If the Green List entry also requires pay, a qualification or work experience, match each of those requirements to its own evidence.
Before lodging with a pending or conditional decision
Check whether the regulator has granted a status or is still assessing the application. If a decision has conditions, identify which conditions affect when or where you can practise. Ask Immigration New Zealand whether the status you hold matches the specific Green List requirement if the wording is unclear. When asking, quote the role entry and the regulator’s exact description of your status.
If the required credential is still outstanding, plan around the regulator’s decision and any dates on the job offer. Review the offer again if the start date or duties change. For a consultation with 卓越移民 Premiervisa Group, bring the occupation entry, job offer and latest regulator correspondence so the evidence can be compared side by side.
Policy checked on 12 November 2026.
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