New Zealand Residency and working in Australia?

[Marsh]

I have been unable to find an answer to this question but i am sure that someone will know. If you have New Zealand residency are you also able to work in Australia? I approached company in New Zealand and they said if they had no positions in New Zealand would i be prepared to work in Australia as they have offices there as well. Would having New Zealand residency mean that it would be a straight forward process as Australians can work in New Zeland without a problem. Thanks for the input.

[JandL]

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/17nz.htm

That page says NZ Citizen over and over, I would guess not.

[CJ22]

IIRC, the right to work freely in Australia is dependant upon NZ citizenship. You'd have to get a visa or permit I reckon.

[dusk]

As the others have said, not as simple as that I'm afraid (what is?)

you have to be a NZ citizen as far as I know for this to be true, residency does not grant the right - so you would have to have residency for 5 years in NZ and then apply for citizenship (as far as I understand at any rate)

[vic11]

However... surely once you were in NZ on permanent residency and you got offered a job in Australia, you could get a work visa?
This is only an assumption, I mean thats how plenty of people are getting into NZ by flying over and getting a work visa. Although if you went to Aus there are implications to your PR as you have to live in NZ for a certain amount of time each year to keep it.

Would that not work? Anyone else know?

[icemaiden]

Is it just me? Why don't you just apply directly to Australia? I'm not sure its right ethically to take up a place in New Zealand which someone else could have and then not bother to work there.

[CJ22]

Your NZ visa would expire if you were working in Australia anyway.

[Marsh]

Thanks for all the comments. I suspected that was going to be the case. Hence i will have to tell the company that i will not be able to work in Australia for them.

[eternalkiwi]

If the company are interested in you, they may consider sponsoring you to gain a work permit for Australia.

Shawn

[Marsh]

If the company are interested in you, they may consider sponsoring you to gain a work permit for Australia.

Shawn

As much as i would want more money for working in Australia not prepared to give up New Zealand residency i have worked so hard for me and my family to get.