32 new healthcare roles added to immigration fast-track scheme
New Green List roles
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Addiction practitioner/alcohol & drug clinician
Audiometrist
Chiropractor
Clinical dental technician
Clinical physiologists (sleep, renal, exercise, respiratory, neurology, and cardiac)
Counsellor
Dental specialists
Dental technician
Dental therapist
Dentist
Dietician
Dispensing optician
Drug and alcohol counsellor
Enrolled nurse
Genetic counsellor
Medical laboratory pre-analytical technician
Medical resonance imaging technologist
Nuclear medicine technologist
Nurse practitioner
Optometrist
Oral health therapist
Orthotic and prosthetic technician
Orthotist/prosthetist
Osteopath
Paramedic/emergency medical technician
Perfusionist (cardiac)
Pharmacist
Physiotherapist
Play therapist (hospital)
Social worker
Speech language therapist
Sterile processing technician
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Existing roles on Green List Work to Residence pathway moving to Straight to Residence pathway:
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Anaesthetic Technician
Audiologist
Medical imaging technologist
Medical laboratory technician
Medical radiation therapist
Occupational therapist.
Podiatrist
Sonographer
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Existing roles on Green List Straight to Residence pathway:
Clinical Psychologists
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Medical laboratory scientist
Medical practitioners (doctors)
Midwife
Orthoptist
Physicist (Medical)
Psychologists
Registered Nurse
Eligible people will be able to apply from May 29 2023.
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Before an applicant can apply for residence, they must meet the requirements as set out in the Green List. For example, if registration is required, this must be obtained before submitting a residence application. More information will be available on the Immigration New Zealand website.
Care and support workers are not covered by these changes as they already have a two year work to residence pathway which is tied to the pay legislation under the Care Workforce Sector Agreement.
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