Specialist
Straight to Residence$180,000 - $350,000+
Typical for consultant-level or sub-specialty roles with council registration and senior clinical scope.
Green List Tier 1
Healthcare master hub
Strategy-first guidance for doctors, nurses, and allied health: Green List positioning, council registration sequencing, and visa timing—so every step reinforces the next.
Salary bento
Indicative bands for healthcare roles in New Zealand
Use these ranges as orientation only—actual packages depend on specialty, DHB vs private, location, and contract structure.
Registered Nurse
Straight to Residence$75,000 - $95,000
Allied Health (Senior)
$85,000 - $125,000
Not salary advice or a guarantee of offer outcomes. Verify against independent market sources and role-specific briefs.
Registration roadmap
Four steps from credentials to a lodged visa
A clear sequence for regulated health roles: verify, register, secure the right role, then lodge—without doubling cost on the wrong order of operations.
- 01
Credential Verification
Validate qualifications and practice history against NZQA and council expectations so your file is defensible before you pay assessment fees.
- 02
Council Registration
Time MCNZ, NCNZ, or board steps with realistic evidence windows—so professional licensing and immigration narratives stay aligned.
- 03
Job Match
Position role level, employer type, and contract terms against Green List tiers and skilled residence sequencing.
- 04
Visa Application
Submit work or residence when registration and employment stories read as one coherent route—not two parallel guesses.
Premium brief
The 60/40 registration strategy
How we split your next quarter between council-ready evidence and visa positioning—available in full after eligibility review.
Members
How we weight registration effort vs. immigration timing
Most healthcare routes fail on sequencing, not eligibility. The 60/40 framework splits your next 90 days between council-ready professional evidence and visa-residence positioning—so neither stream outruns the other. It covers when to front-load clinical credentialing, when to hold skilled employment in reserve, and how Green List tiers change the payoff curve for your specialty.
- Tier-aware residence sequencing for Tier 1 vs Tier 2 health roles
- Parallel vs serial registration—when overlap is safe
- Partner and family constraints in the same window
Unlock the full 60/40 playbook—mapped to your role and timeline
Start with a structured eligibility view. We only open detailed strategy where there is a realistic path—no generic PDFs.
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Read the connected professional route questions
Adjacent pages help when sector planning overlaps study, migration, compliance, and longer-term decisions.
- Skilled migration hubBroader work and residence framing beside registration.
- Evidence checklistDuty narratives, registration, and skilled evidence in one thread.
- Green ListSkilled occupation context when tier alignment matters.
- Green List CheckerOrientation when tier fit is still an open question.
- Compliance and trustSite-wide credibility and documentation boundaries.
- Study to residenceWhen qualification chapters interact with longer skilled outcomes.
Need a clearer next step?
Use the contact page if you want a direct question handled before booking or assessment. Contact RTNZ