NZ Pathway
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From points to settling in — every step verified

64 bilingual guides verified against Immigration New Zealand's official pages, plus 8 free tools — covering the whole journey: planning, study, work, departure and settling in. No sign-up, no sales calls.

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Green List occupations

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Free tools

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Bilingual guides

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Tools for every step

Each tool answers one decision on the journey — and points you to the next step.

01 Pathway Finder Answer 6 quick questions and get a ranked migration pathway — Green List, SMC points or study-first — with the exact next steps. Generates a tickable action checklist Open tool → 02 SMC Points Calculator Work out your skilled resident points under the 6-point system — registration, qualification or income, plus NZ work experience. Wage reverse-lookup + 0–9 progress gauge Open tool → 03 Green List Checker Search 201 Green List occupations. Check the tier, ANZSCO code and the exact requirements for your job. Suggests close matches when nothing fits Open tool → 04 Score Converter Convert IELTS, PTE Academic and TOEFL iBT scores, and check them against the Skilled Migrant Category English line. Includes the AEWV English threshold check Open tool → 05 Take-Home Pay See your after-tax pay from any salary or hourly rate — PAYE, ACC, KiwiSaver and student loan at 2026-27 IRD rates. Hands your pay straight to cost of living Open tool → 06 Cost of Living Estimate rent and monthly budgets in six NZ cities — frugal or comfortable, in NZD with a currency of your choice. Compare up to 3 cities side by side Open tool → 07 Startup Cost Estimator Budget your one-off move: visa fee, flights, rental bond, first month’s rent and a living-cost buffer by city and household. Student-visa funds requirement check Open tool → 08 Currency Converter Convert NZD to CNY, USD, EUR, AUD, HKD, SGD and INR with live daily ECB reference rates. 90-day exchange-rate trend chart Open tool →

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The numbers and rules above shift when Immigration New Zealand adjusts them. Latest changes:

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Browse guides by journey stage

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1 STEP 1 Choose your path 2 STEP 2 Apply for the visa 3 STEP 3 Find a job 4 STEP 4 Before you fly 5 STEP 5 Settle in 6 STEP 6 Put down roots

Browse by occupation

18 popular professions — Green List tier, registration, study pathways and real salary expectations.

All occupation guides →

13 Green List Tier 1 direct routes · 2 Tier 2 · 3 practical SMC pathways

Why NZ Pathway

Every number is checkable

Rules, wage thresholds and occupations come straight from Immigration New Zealand's official pages — each with a source link and the date we last verified it.

Free and private by design

No accounts, no paywalls, no tracking pixels. Your calculator inputs are processed in your browser and never sent anywhere.

Built by an applicant

The site is maintained by someone going through the 6-point SMC process right now — these tools exist because we needed them ourselves.

Bilingual and current

Complete English and 中文 versions of everything, plus a dated policy log that tracks INZ changes as they happen.

Not sure where to start?

Answer 6 quick questions and the pathway finder ranks your options — Green List, SMC or study-first — with links to the tools and guides for each step.

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