Bringing overseas talent to New Zealand for your production, festival, or performance? You may need Entertainers Work Visas. Our immigration lawyers at Pitt & Moore specialise in helping productions, promoters, and performers secure the right visas quickly and efficiently.
Get in touch now to discuss your Entertainers Work Visa requirements.
How our immigration team can help with arranging Entertainers Work Visas for your talent
At Pitt & Moore, we can assist with pre-production planning, union consultation and Entertainers Work Visa co-ordination, as well as visa escalation for urgent travel.
Our immigration team works closely with production companies, line producers, music promoters, studios, artists and their support teams needing to bring people with specific skills to New Zealand for productions or projects. We give comprehensive and practical advice to our clients.
Who can we assist with Entertainers Work Visas?
Whether you are organising a music festival of artists from around the world, bringing dancers or choreographers to New Zealand for a performance, or putting on an international comedy festival, you need to consider your talent immigration needs. Entertainers Work Visas are required for any form of private or public performance or work on film, television, or video productions within New Zealand.
We have expertise to help with the Entertainers Work visas and related visas required for:
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Film & Television |
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Music, Stage & More |
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Support & Infrastructure |
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Eligibility for Entertainers Work Visas
In order to be approved for an Entertainers Work Visa, your talent must:
- have a job offer from a New Zealand employer for work in the entertainment industries.
- have specific skills not easily met within New Zealand’s entertainment sector.
- must work only for the specified employer/production stated in your application.
- must intend to leave NZ after the work is completed.
Our Entertainers Work Visa application process
- Step 1: Schedule an initial consultation
- Step 2: Sign up as our client
- Step 3: We develop an action plan
- Step 4: We execute the agreed plan
Indicative timeline
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Planning |
Visa Preparation & Union Consultation (if applicable) |
Visa Processing |
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7 days |
7-14 days |
1-3 weeks depending on INZ’s workload* |
*We can also assist with escalating processing of application where urgent travel is required
Get in touch today for assistance from our team of expert immigration lawyers.
