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An automatic visa for New Zealand citizens who arrive in Australia on a valid NZ passport, letting them live, work, and study indefinitely as temporary residents, with pathways to PR and citizenship.
New Zealand citizens entering Australia on an NZ passport.
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Yes. The 444 gives unrestricted work rights, so you can work full time, change employers, and run a business without sponsorship or an employment offer.
Only if they are also New Zealand citizens. Each New Zealand citizen, including children, is granted their own subclass 444 on arrival; non-citizen family members need a separate visa.
No. The 444 is a temporary visa and never converts to permanent residence on its own; you must apply separately for a permanent visa to settle long term.
The 444 depends entirely on you remaining a New Zealand citizen. If you cease to be one, you no longer meet the visa's core requirement and would need another visa to stay.
The 444 ceases when you leave Australia, but you are granted a new one each time you re-enter on a valid New Zealand passport. There is no separate renewal step.
The Special Category visa (subclass 444) has key requirements of being a New Zealand citizen with a valid NZ passport and meeting health and character requirements, with no cost and automatic processing on arrival.
No. The 444 can only be granted while you are physically in Australia, typically when you arrive on a New Zealand passport; you cannot lodge it from overseas in advance.
