🛡️Points-based residency rewarding skills, experience and qualifications.
Looking to secure a New Zealand permanent residency from Dubai or anywhere in the UAE? The Migration Station is the trusted partner for permanent residency applications, with a 97% approval rate and 12,000+ successful cases.
Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Resident Visa — Points-based residency rewarding skills, experience and qualifications. Below you'll find the eligibility criteria, benefits, costs and step-by-step process, fully updated for 2026.
Processing time
Varies by route — confirmed at assessment
Indicative cost
Tailored quote provided at your free assessment
Full rights to live, work and study anywhere in New Zealand, with no employer or location restrictions.
Permanent residency is your route to New Zealander citizenship and a powerful passport.
Bring your spouse and dependent children, with rights to live, work and study in New Zealand.
A dedicated case manager handles your documents, forms and submissions — the same service that has delivered a 97% approval rate.
We evaluate your profile against every New Zealand pr route and confirm the strongest pathway for you.
Your dedicated case manager builds your document checklist and prepares a compliant, well-evidenced file.
We complete and lodge your application, track its progress and respond to any requests from the authorities.
On approval, we support your landing, biometrics and settlement in New Zealand.
Dubai's trusted immigration consultants. Honest advice, meticulous applications, real results.
