New Zealand Immigration Information


Immigration to New Zealand - Working in New Zealand

Registration Boards

Several professions require registration by law in New Zealand.
For those professions it may be required that you obtain your registration before an application for visa can be lodged.

Below a list of the registration bodies and in bold print the professions that require registration:

Architects Architects Education & Registration Board P O Box 11-106 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 801 8972 Email: registrar@aerb.org.nz Website: www.aerb.org.nz

Barristers and Solicitors New Zealand Law Society P O Box 5041 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 472 7837 Fax (64) 4 473 7909 Email: inquiries@nz-lawsoc.org.nz Website: www.nz-lawsoc.org.nz

Dental Technicians Dental Technicians Board P O Box 11053 Ellerslie Auckland, New Zealand Ph (64) 9 579 7096 Fax (64) 9 525 1169 Email: results@jdw.co.nz Website: www.dentaltec.org.nz

Dentists Dental Council of New Zealand P O Box 10-448 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 499 4820 Fax (64) 4 499 1668 Email: enquiries@dentalcouncil.org.nz Website: www.dentalcouncil.org.nz

Electricians/Electrical Service Technicians/Line Mechanics Electrical Workers Registration Board P O Box 10-156 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 472 3636 Fax (64) 4 473 2395 Email: licensinggroup@med.govt.nz Website: www.ewrb.govt.nz

Medical Practitioners (Doctors, Physicians) Medical Council of New Zealand P O Box 11-649 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 384 7635 Fax (64) 4 385 8902 Email: mcnz@mcnz.org.nz Website: www.mcnz.org.nz

Enrolled Nurses & Nurses Nursing Council of New Zealand P O Box 9644 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) (64) 4 385 9589 Fax (64) 4 801 8502 Email: admin@nursingcouncil.org.nz Website: www.nursingcouncil.org.nz Midwives Midwifery Council of New Zealand Email Registrar: susan@midwiferycouncil.org.nz Website: www.midwiferycouncil.org.nz/

Pharmacists Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand P O Box 11-640 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 802 0030 Fax (64) 4 382 9297 Email: p.society@pharmacy-house.org.nz Website: www.psnz.org.nz

Physiotherapists Physiotherapists Board P O Box 3287 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 471 2610 Fax (64) 4 471 2613 Email: physioboard.org.nz

Engineers Engineers Registration Board PO Box 12241 Wellington Ph (64) 4 474 8937 Fax (64) 4 473 2324 Email: ero@ipenz.org.nz

Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers Board P O Box 30229 Lower Hutt, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 589 5310 Fax (64) 4 4 589 5390 Email: enquiries@pgdb.co.nz Website: www.pgdb.co.nz

Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agents Licensing Board P O Box 1247 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 520 6949 Fax (64) 4 520 6995

Cadastral (Land Title) Surveyors The Survey Board of New Zealand Office of the Surveyor-General Land Information New Zealand P O Box 5501 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4-460-0110 Fax (64) 4-460-0575 Email: ifargher@linz.govt.nz Website: www.surveyors.org.nz

Teachers Teachers Council P O Box 5326 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 471 0852 Fax (64) 4 471 0870 Email: inquiries@teacherscouncil.govt.nz Website: www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/

Veterinarians Veterinary Council of New Zealand P O Box 10-563 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 4 473 9600 Fax (64) 4 473 8869 Email: vet@vetcouncil.org.nz Website: www.vetcouncil.org.nz

Chiropractors, Dieticians, Dispensing Opticians, Medical Laboratory Technologists, Medical Radiation Technologists, Occupational Therapists, Optometrists, Podiatrists, Psychologists Registration Boards Secretariat P O Box 10 140 Wellington, New Zealand Ph (64) 499 7979 Fax (64) 4 472 2350 Website: www.regboards.co.nz

If you wish to apply for permanent residence in New Zealand, please refer to the "Eligibility Assessment" section of this website by clicking this link