Physicist (Medical)

To be eligible you must be working for an accredited employer or have a job offer from one, and be paid at least NZD $35.00 an hour (the 2025 median wage) or above.

If you meet all the visa requirements you can apply for a Straight to Residence Visa now. You can apply in New Zealand, come on a work visa and apply, or apply from outside New Zealand.

You need one of the following:

• Certification by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine as a Medical Physicist.
• Registration, or eligibility for registration, on the ACPSEM Register of Qualified Medical Physics Specialists.
• Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council, United Kingdom, and membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, United Kingdom.
• Certification as a Medical Physicist by the American Board of Radiology in Medical Physics.
• Certification of Competence in Clinical Medical Physics as a Member of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.