What happens if Im a Talent Visa holder and I resign or Im sacked from my job with an accredited employer?
The Talent Visa is a work visa or permit and no job would mean that your work permit would expire. If you quit a job, in order to keep your Talent Visa, you would need to work for another employer “accredited” through the Work-to-Residence Programme. If you quit your job with the accredited employer and found work with another non-accredited employer you would forfeit your Talent Visa and would need to apply for a General Work permit. In this case, your new non-accredited employer would need to demonstrate that there were no New Zealanders available to do the job. In exceptional circumstances, for example, where an accredited employer is de-accredited, and you are forced to find other work, but not necessarily with an accredited employer, the NZIS has the discretion to make a variation to your Talent Visa. This variation would allow you to retain the residence from work rights.
Related Questions
- I received a B1/B2 visa from a previous employer. If I have left that job, is it still valid for traveling with a new company or will that visa be cancelled?
- When employees resign -- or are discharged -- from a job, must the employer pay them for any accrued, unused vacation time?
- Why do employers need to be accredited to access the Talent Visa?
