新西兰smc在审，请问能不能申请long term skill shortage工签
在新西兰
smc提交了一年还没有分到co，之前给了essential work visa只有1年，现在已经过半，如果再申请essential work visa只有半年，我感觉即使再多半年 smc依然没有审核完毕。如果条件都达到，请问能不能申请long term skill shortage工签？这个貌似也不需要做labour market test。
感谢解答。
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WK3.20.10 Determining an Essential Skills work visa application where an applicant is awaiting a Skilled Migrant Category decision
Despite WK3.1 (a)(ii), an applicant may be granted an Essential Skills work visa, valid for 1 year without an immigration officer being satisfied that there are no New Zealand citizens or residence class visa holders available to do the work offered if:
they currently hold a temporary work visa; and
they have applied for an Essential Skills work visa to continue working in the role they currently hold; and
they meet all other requirements of Essential Skills work visa instructions; and
they have been issued an Invitation to Apply under the Skilled Migrant Category and retain the ability to apply (see SM3.1), or have made an application for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category and that application has not yet been completed; and
their Expression of Interest was selected in part on the basis of points claimed for skilled employment in the role they currently hold.
One further Essential Skills work visa, valid for six months, may be granted in exceptional circumstances to an applicant who continues to meet the requirements of (a) above
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如果职位，学历和经验都达到长期短缺职位的要求，是可以申请的。按目前要求，持有这个工签满2年，工资只需要45000就可以申请residence了
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那申请essential 也不需要labor market test
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的确也不需要，但是在次申请essential只有半年有效期，感觉没用
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谢谢回复。我已经申请skill migrant了，只是现在不知道要等到何年何月，才想着再申请一个有效期长一点的工签。。。anyway我试一下看看。
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请问下申请smc期间，续签essential只给半年？
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第一次一年，第二次半年
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直接申请三年的Essential Skill Work Visa, 符合Long Term Skill Shortage条件的可以不做Labour Market Test。
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三年的Essential Skill Work Visa这个没办法选啊，都是只能选Essential Skill Work Visa，我上次就选了这个，结果就给了一年。
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如果满足长期紧缺名单上的条件（学历+工作经验），可以申请work visa，不需要做labour market test.