New Caledonia or New Zealand
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| New Caledonia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | $ 79 660 |
| Citizenship | — | 5 years |
| Partner can work | — | yes |
| Parents | — | difficult |
| Pets | — | difficult |
| Pet limit | no limit | no limit |
| Quarantine | — | 10 days |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | — | $ 2 048 |
| Basket | — | $ 36,9 |
| Life expectancy | 78.92 | 82.01 |
| Homicides/100k | 3.11 | 1.46 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | — | 4.1 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: New Caledonia — 23, New Zealand — 92. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment, startup and talent. New Zealand adds: retirement, job seeking and working holiday.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
New Caledonia: the fee is 3,000 XPF wherever it is published. Routes stating an income threshold: 1; the lowest is 73,389 XPF a month. New Zealand: fees range from 275 to 27,470 NZD. Routes with no fee: 8. Routes stating an income threshold: 6; the lowest is 350 NZD a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 68; the shortest is 10 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: New Zealand after 3 years; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: New Zealand after 5 years; the other country publishes no term.
New Zealand in brief
A degree is no barrier, but reuniting with a partner's parents runs into a lottery and years of waiting; the working language is English, and pets need a year of preparation and quarantine.
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