1.0Cosmos Immigration Blog: Visa Guides & Immigration Newshttps://cosmosimmigration.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pff8i2X4sP"><a href="https://cosmosimmigration.com/blog/new-zealand-engineers-it-uae/">New Zealand for Engineers and IT Professionals from the UAE</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cosmosimmigration.com/blog/new-zealand-engineers-it-uae/embed/#?secret=pff8i2X4sP" width="600" height="338" title="“New Zealand for Engineers and IT Professionals from the UAE” — Cosmos Immigration Blog: Visa Guides & Immigration News" data-secret="pff8i2X4sP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cosmosimmigration.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cosmosimmigration.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/new-zealand-engineers-it-uae.jpg18801056The gap between “engineer” and “IT support” on New Zealand’s Green List is the difference between applying for residence now and waiting years, and it catches people out because both sound like the same kind of technical role. Named engineering disciplines sit on Tier 1 with no salary floor at all. ICT Support Technician, by contrast, was moved to the slower Amber list on 24 August 2026, requiring five years’ relevant experience with two of them in skilled New Zealand work. Almost nobody explains the difference before someone books a…