text: what's the fastest legal way to immigrate to new zealand? any suggestions on how one will take the first step to immigrate? i heard new zealand is actually one of the hardest places to migrate to. in order to even be considered you have to have a job offer. a job that is valuable to the new zealand economy. even with that it will take about a year to get everything in order. another way is to have family who already live there sponsor you. other than that you are looking at a waiting list of one year or more. heard its beautiful and tranquil.