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Join our webinar: An Update on Immigration Policy and Q&A Workshop: 15 September at 18:00

Experienced licensed adviser, Graydon Sharratt, will be providing an informative update on recent INZ Policy changes, followed by a Q&A session on all immigration-related questions, including residence options. Recruiter John Paul Nistal...

30 Aug 2021 – Brief update on INZ news

Most of the news over the last few months has centered around the border entry of more groups of people offshore. We experienced a brief reprieve from tightly closed borders when the short-lived travel bubble opened to Australia. Sadly, the Covid-19 Delta variant...

9 Feb 2021- Newsflash: Skilled definition changes for senior farming roles

This is to give our clients a “heads-up” that Immigration will soon be announcing that Assistant Dairy Farm Manager and Dairy Herd Manager are to be included as “skilled” in Immigration instructions. This may have significant implications for the Resident visa...

21 December 2020 – Visas extended, median wage to stay at $25.50 per hour until at least July 2021

Employer assisted work visas’ expiry dates extended In an early Christmas present to migrants, the Immigration Minister today announced that all employer-assisted work visa holders and their partners and dependent children who have visas expiring from 1 January...

7 September 2020 – Rising hourly wage thresholds to put even more pressure on migrants

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);...

22 July 2020 – Don’t be caught out by the recent INZ work visa extensions

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...

8 July 2020 – Immigration Minister announces further changes that will affect most work visa holders

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...

15 May 2020 – Important Q&A’s about new Immigration Bill from INZ

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...

5 May 2020 – Government’s urgent immigration bill – blessing or curse?

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...

17 April 2020 – Caution when using interim VOC measures for essential workers

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)....