Free NZ Visa Calculators & Eligibility Tools
Most people arrive at immigration questions with the same one: do I even qualify? These free tools give you an honest starting answer before you spend money on advice.
All calculators and tools
- SMC Pathfinder: Which Pathway Fits You?
- SMC Points Calculator (6-Point Pathway)
- 2026 Residence Pathway Checker
- Straight to Residence (Green List Tier 1)
- Work to Residence — Green List Tier 2
- Work to Residence — Care Workforce
- Work to Residence — Transport
- Skilled Work Experience Pathway
- Trades & Technician Pathway
- Green List Occupation Checker
- Cost of Living & Salary Comparison
- Police Certificate (PCC) Checker
- Medical & Chest X-ray Validity Checker
- Scam checker — check an employer, adviser, email or website before you pay
- Am I being scammed? — self-check the warning signs in your job offer or visa deal
The SMC Pathfinder checks you against all three Skilled Migrant Category pathways (Points-based, Trades and Technician, and Skilled Work Experience) and shows which are open to you and what is standing in the way. If the points-based pathway is your route, the SMC Points Calculator gives you the full points count and the wage threshold your job must meet.
The Green List Occupation Matcher checks whether your job sits on New Zealand's Green List. Green List roles get faster, more direct residence pathways than the standard route, and whether your occupation is on it — and at which tier — changes your options substantially.
The Cost of Living Calculator answers the question the visa tools don't: what a New Zealand salary actually means once you are living here. It compares your prospective income against real costs so you can judge an offer properly rather than converting a number and hoping.
All of our tools are free, need no signup, and give you a result immediately.
What they can't do is decide your case. These tools work from the information you enter and the instructions as we understand them. They can't see the detail that often decides an application — how your role is actually described in your employment agreement, how your qualification will be assessed, whether your work history evidences the way INZ requires. A tool that says you qualify is a reason for optimism, not a decision, and a tool that says you don't is sometimes wrong in your favour.
If a result surprises you in either direction, book a 30-minute consultation and we'll tell you what's really going on.