該簽證適用於在澳大利亞居住五年的紐西蘭公民申請，要求申請人於2016年2月19日或之前開始居住。
改革將於2021年7月1日生效，通過減少申請人必須達到指定收入門檻的年數，為189（紐西蘭）類別簽證的申請人收入要求提供更大的靈活性。
最低工資要求
Minimum income amount
For paragraph 189.233(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the minimum amount of income for an income year mentioned in column 1 for an item of the following table, is specified in column 2 for that item.
| Item No. | Column 1 Income year | Column 2 Minimum amount |
| 1 | 2011-2012 | $49,330 |
| 2 | 2012-13 | $51,400 |
| 3 | 2013-14 | $53,900 |
| 4 | 2014-15 | $53,900 |
| 5 | 2015-16 | $53,900 |
| 6 | 2016-17 | $53,900 |
| 7 | 2017-18 | $53,900 |
| 8 | 2018-19 | $53,900 |
| 9 | 2019-20 | $53,900 |
為了進一步協助紐西蘭公民獲得永久居留權，澳洲政府正在採取措施，協助在COVID-19之前在申請PR過程中的臨時簽證持有人保持獲得189（紐西蘭）類別簽證的資格。這些措施規定：
如果他們能夠證明其2019-20年應納稅收入受到COVID-19的不利影響，則可以對收入要求進行讓步。
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