The Government has announced that secondary school teachers will move to the Straight to Residence pathway on the Green List of in-demand roles.

This move helps fill the likely shortage of secondary school teachers in the short to medium term.

The change allows eligible overseas secondary school teachers to apply for residence from outside New Zealand:

• when they have an offer of employment with an accredited employer, and
• without needing to work for 2 years in New Zealand first.

This change comes into effect in May.

Other teachers remain on the Work to Residence pathway.