根据这项政策的扶持，持有银蕨签证入境的申请人，在顺利找到技术性工作(665个可移民职业之一)并工作了一段时间后，就可以直接获得新西兰的居留权(There are two types of Silver Fern Visa, designed to bring skilled young people to New Zealand. Once these candidates have obtained skilled employment and worked for some time, they may be able to apply for a Skilled Migrant Category resident visa)。
这项计划的推出，相当于开辟了一个全新的移民新西兰的捷径，其形式最终是工作担保移民。一句话总结即为：申请人进入新西兰后，找一份工作，一旦与雇主签订工作合同，就可以顺利申请到新西兰的永久居留权。
