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After you graduate
Once you have finished your study, you may be eligible to stay on and work in New Zealand.
If you have achieved a New Zealand qualification, you may be able to apply for a post study work visa that lets you stay in New Zealand for up to three years. This will allow you to get some practical work experience.
If your work is in an occupation where skills are in great demand it may be on the Green List. This improves your chances of finding a job in New Zealand. You may be eligible to apply for a further work visa or residence visa.
Staying to work after study | Immigration New Zealand
The Green List | Immigration New Zealand
Stay to work
If you decide you are going to look for work here, Seek and Trade Me are popular job search sites. You should also check the careers.govt.nz website, which has a list of online recruitment sites.
You will find links to those sites and more information in our Finding Work pages.
Our Newcomer guide can help you to understand how things work in a Kiwi workplace.