The median hourly wage threshold is likely to increase to $27 per hour in November 2020. The median hourly wage threshold is used by Immigration New Zealand for: determining the length of visa obtained by temporary visa holders (either three years or six months);...
On 7 July, the Government announced a six-month extension of employer assisted work visas that expire between the period of 10 July 2020 and 31 December 2020. Immigration New Zealand has also sent out blanket emails with wording that suggests that all migrants have...
The Minister of Immigration has just announced some significant changes to work visas that will affect most work visa holders. The changes include: Extending all existing employer-assisted temporary work visas (essential skills and work to residence) for people who...
The Immigration (Covid19 response) Amendment Act 2020 has been passed. Herewith Questions and Answers are sent out by Immigration New Zealand: Frequently Asked Questions Q: Does this Act give Government sweeping powers to make changes to visas? A: This Act gives the...
The Minister of Immigration is today presenting an urgent Immigration Bill to Parliament, which will significantly increase its power to react to the current Covid-19 crisis, for a period of 12 months. The press release calls the bill a “temporary pragmatic solution...
What happens after the interim period? The INZ has now released its internal circular which sets out more detail of the interim VOC measures (see our blog written on 16 April 2020). Workers cannot change regions, but can change employers or occupations (not both)....
Immigration New Zealand today released information about interim measures to assist essential workers during the Covid -19- response. INZ will relax visa conditions for lockdown levels 4 and 3 and for six weeks thereafter. Our opinion is that dairy farming falls...
This is an update on the current COVID-19 situation and how it impacts you. Business as usual for Greenstone’s Licensed Immigration Advisers and Recruiters Importantly, Greenstone is still working as normal, and we are able to assist you with any immigration...
Good news for Skilled Migrant applications, bad news for Residence from Work Applicants. It is fair to say that Immigration New Zealand is currently under significant strain. Various factors have resulted in skyrocketing processing times and a major headache for...
A new hope for a family reunion (but only for some) By Vanessa Sharratt -Licensed Immigration Adviser and Director The Minister of Immigration has finally released detailed instructions for the new Parent Category policy. The first EOI selection will be in May 2020,...
