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Changes to Accredited employer work visas
- 07/05/2024
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Accredited Employer Policy
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From 07 April 2024, there are now higher work experience and qualification requirements, a standard of English for people applying to work in roles assessed as ANZSCO skill level 4 and 5, and a shorter stay in New Zealand if you are working in specific roles.
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Update to secondary school teachers moving to the Straight to Residence pathway
- 07/05/2024
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Other
Starting May 1st, 2024, secondary school teachers have a new option to apply for residency called the Straight to Residence pathway.
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New median wage to take effect from February 2024
- 18/09/2023
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Other
Employers wishing to ‘sponsor’ migrant workers on an accredited employer work visa from February 2024 will need to pay at least $31.61 per hour to support a 5-year work visa.
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Changes to maximum duration of Accredited Employer Work Visas
- 18/09/2023
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Accredited Employer Policy
From 27 November 2023, the maximum duration of the accredited employer work visa is changing from 3 years to 5 years if paid the current median wage.
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Accredited Employer Work Visa Key Information
- 18/09/2023
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Accredited Employer Policy
Stage 1: Become accredited (employer-led)
Stage 2: Submit a job check (employer-led)
Stage 3: Migrant applies for an Accredited Employer Work Visa (migrant-led) -
Accredited Employer Overview
- 17/09/2023
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Accredited Employer Policy
In late 2019, the New Zealand government announced the introduction of a new employer-led immigration system known as the Accredited Employer Work Visa. This policy comes into effect on 04 July 2022 and requires an employer to be accredited with Immigration New Zealand in order to ‘sponsor’ a migrant worker.
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Accredited Employer Work Visa – Update
- 03/04/2022
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Accredited Employer Policy
The Government recently announced that they were relooking at parts of the Accredited Employer Work Visa. As a result, the go live date has slightly shifted.
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NZ Government Announces a Staged Reopening of the Border
- 03/02/2022
- Posted by: larris
- Category: Border Updates
Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand today announced the Government’s plan to gradually reopen the New Zealand border over the next eight months.
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2021 Resident Visa Overview
- 01/01/2022
- Posted by: larris
- Category: 2021 Resident Visa
On 30 September 2021, the New Zealand government announced a one-off residency pathway available to 165,000 migrants. To manage the flow of visa applications, Immigration New Zealand categorised people into two phases.