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toephu2 on June 23, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: I spent the last 15 years trying to become an Amer...

and the reverse? how hard is it to become a citizen of New Zealand?

_0nac on June 24, 2015 [–]

Easy compared to the US: https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/

TL;DR: Get a job offer for a "skill in demand" (like IT), live in NZ for five years on a work visa, and granting citizenship is almost automatic.

toephu2 on June 24, 2015 | [–]

I also know many people who lived and worked in the U.S. and got a green card in 5 years.. YMMV

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