Registrations will open for the 2025 Samoan Quota and the Pacific Access Category on April 1, 2025, at 08:00 New Zealand Daylight Saving Time (NZDT). The ballots will close on April 30, 2025, at 17:00 NZST. When the ballots open, applicants can register online.
The Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category are longstanding visa categories that allow people from the Pacific to become permanent residents in New Zealand. Both schemes operate through an annual ballot.
This year, up to 1,650 Samoan citizens, 250 Tongan, 250 Fijian citizens, 75 Kiribati, and 75 Tuvaluan citizens may be granted residence.
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