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Keep your founders building, not waiting. Fast filing, bulk pricing, and full visibility across your portfolio.

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Sponsor, renew, and track every visa in one place. Immigration support built for scaling People teams.

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Relocate on your terms. Strategy tailored to your profile, whether you're switching roles or self-petitioning.

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We map your path from student visa to work visa to permanent residency, and help build the profile to get there.

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Accredited employer work visa (Employer-sponsored work)

  • Best for: Skilled professionals with a confirmed job offer from a New Zealand employer.
  • What it unlocks: Live and work in NZ for up to 5 years, with a pathway to the Skilled Migrant Category residence visa.
  • Key advantage: No lottery or points system, if you have the job offer, you can apply.
  • Partners and dependent children can apply for visas to join you in New Zealand.
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Skilled Migrant Category (Skilled residence pathway)

  • Best for: Skilled workers already in New Zealand on an AEWV or other work visa who want permanent residency.
  • What it unlocks: Permanent residence in New Zealand, live, work, and study with no visa restrictions.
  • Key advantage: No investment required, your skills and work experience are your ticket to residence.
  • From August 2026, reduced work experience requirements (2 years max) and two new pathways for trades and technicians.
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Active Investor Plus (Investor residence)

  • Best for: High-net-worth individuals and families seeking residency through investment rather than employment.
  • What it unlocks: New Zealand permanent residency for you and your family, with flexible physical presence requirements.
  • Key advantage: Two investment tiers, Growth ($5M, 3 years) and Balanced ($10M, 5 years), so you can choose the structure that fits.
  • Investors can purchase or build one NZ residential property valued at NZD $5M+ (a benefit not available to most non-residents).
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Talent (Arts, Culture, Sports) (Exceptional talent)

  • Best for: Artists, performers, athletes, coaches, and cultural practitioners with exceptional talent recognised internationally or nationally.
  • What it unlocks: Work in your field in NZ with a direct 2-year pathway to permanent residence.
  • Key advantage: No job offer or employer accreditation needed, talent and sponsorship from a recognised NZ organisation is enough.
  • Partners and dependent children can join you in New Zealand on their own visas.
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Business investor work visa (Business acquisition & residence)

  • Best for: Experienced business operators who want to buy and actively run an established New Zealand business.
  • What it unlocks: A work visa with a clear 1–3 year pathway to permanent residence, depending on investment level.
  • Key advantage: Two tiers, $1M investment (3-year pathway) or $2M investment (fast-track 12-month pathway to residence).
  • Replaced the Entrepreneur Work Visa in November 2025 with clearer requirements and faster processing.
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The Concord difference:

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Filed in 14 days, not 14 weeks.
From strategy call to filing, we move at your pace. No drawn-out timelines, no chasing documents for months. Your next opportunity shouldn't wait on paperwork.
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AI-powered. Attorney-led.
Our platform uses AI to accelerate evidence review, draft letters, and flag gaps, but every critical step is checked by your dedicated attorney. You get the speed of automation with the judgment of an experienced immigration lawyer. No 100-email chains, no details slipping through.
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AI efficiency, faster turnaround.
AI-gained efficiency means fewer billable hours and faster turnaround. Your attorney spends that time strengthening your case instead of chasing paperwork, so you move from strategy call to filing in weeks, not months.
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99% success rate.
We know how to build a winning narrative. Most firms file what you give them. We build the case from the ground up, filling evidence gaps before they're flagged, and challenge-proofing every petition. 3,250+ successful visas across five countries and counting.

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