This page is informational only.
Lifeset Overseas does NOT process work permits. Work permits require a separate MEA Recruiting Agent (RA) licence under the Emigration Act, which we do not hold. Our Licence (No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024) covers visa consultancy and travel services — study, permanent residency, visitor, family, and CAIPS/GCMS support. This page exists so you understand the work-permit pathway, not because we can apply for it on your behalf.
New Zealand · Visa guide
New Zealand · Visa guideNew Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa
Information on New Zealand's main employer-sponsored work visa — the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
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- Visa categoryAccredited Employer Work Visa
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New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa — overview
The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) is New Zealand's main employer-sponsored work route, and the way most working-age Indians take up employment in New Zealand. It is employer-driven: the visa requires a job offer from a New Zealand employer who is accredited by Immigration NZ, and the role must pass a job check.
This page is provided for awareness only. The AEWV is a work visa, and Lifeset Overseas does not process work-related visas — they fall under a separate MEA Recruiting Agent licence we do not hold. We will not take an AEWV case or charge a pass-through fee for one.
If your goal is to build a future in New Zealand, we can fully support the routes that are within our licence — a New Zealand student visa, a visitor visa, partner and family residence, and the Skilled Migrant residence pathway. Talk to us for an honest plan.
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Documents you need
Accredited employer job offer
A genuine job offer from a New Zealand employer accredited by Immigration NZ.
Job check
The role must pass Immigration NZ's job check, confirming pay and conditions meet the rules.
Skills and qualifications
Evidence you meet the qualifications, experience or registration the role requires.
Health and character
Standard medical, chest X-ray and police certificates as required for the length of stay.
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Frequently asked questions
No. The Accredited Employer Work Visa is a work visa and requires a separate licence we do not hold. This page is informational only.
The New Zealand employer does — they must be accredited by Immigration NZ and the role must pass a job check before you can apply for the visa.
We can fully support a New Zealand student visa, a visitor visa, partner and family residence, and the Skilled Migrant residence pathway. Speak to us for an honest assessment of your options.
A real way forward
Work visas aren’t our licence — a real route to New Zealand is.
Employer-driven work visas need a separate licence we don't hold — so this page is information only. But if your real goal is to build a future in New Zealand, we can help with a study route, a family route, or permanent residency where it exists. Talk to us and we'll map the honest path that actually works for you.
Honest route mapping
We assess your profile and show you which New Zealand pathway can realistically work for you.
A file built to win
Study, family or PR — whichever route fits, we build and stress-test the documents properly.
One consultant, end to end
The same person stays with your case from the first call to the decision.
Licensed & honest
A Government-of-Punjab licensed consultancy. We never take a case we believe will fail.
licensed (No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024)Fixed fees agreed upfrontWe won’t take a case we believe will fail
Other New Zealand visas
New Zealand Visitor Visa
A visa for tourism, family visits, weddings and short stays of up to 9 months — Indians need a full visitor visa, not an NZeTA.
New Zealand Business Visitor Visa
A visitor visa for short business activity in New Zealand — meetings, conferences and negotiations, with no employment.
New Zealand Student Visa
The Fee Paying Student Visa — the main route for Indian students enrolling full-time at a New Zealand university, polytechnic or institute.
New Zealand Student Guardian Visa
A visitor visa that lets one parent or legal guardian live in New Zealand with a child who is studying there.
Before you pay anyone for a New Zealand work permit
Only a firm holding an MEA Recruiting Agent licence may recruit you for overseas employment. That register is public, and checking it takes about a minute — it is the single thing that separates a legitimate agent from the people this route is famous for.
- Ask for the RA licence number and look it up on the Ministry of External Affairs’ own eMigrate portal. A genuine agent will give it without being pushed.
- A licensed agent’s fee is capped by law and receipted. Nobody legitimate asks for cash with no paperwork.
- No agent can promise you a job offer, and an offer letter that arrives before any interview is the oldest warning sign there is.
- Never hand over your original passport. Not to them, and not to us.
For information only — we do not handle work permits. Lifeset Overseas does not process work permits for New Zealand or any other country: that requires an MEA Recruiting Agent licence under the Emigration Act, which we do not hold. Our licence (No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024) covers visa consultancy and travel services. We can explain how this route works and how to check somebody who says they can do it — we cannot apply for it on your behalf, and we will not take a fee for trying.
Most people who ask us about work permits are really asking about something else.
A course with a post-study work route often reaches the same place, legally, through a door we can open for you — and it is a route nobody can take your money for and disappear. If you tell us what you are actually trying to achieve, we will tell you honestly whether that fits, including when it does not.
Or read the study visa route first — no phone number required.