From 1 July 2023, updates to the UK Working Holiday Scheme (WHS) will allow UK citizens to travel and work in New Zealand for longer. In July 2022, the UK and New Zealand Prime Ministers first announced the planned updates to the WHS and the Youth Mobility Scheme for New Zealanders in the UK. The […]
The Minister of Immigration has announced changes to the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa and Accredited Employer Work Visa. Last Wednesday, June 21, the Minister of Immigration announced the new settings for the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa as well as a change to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) settings. These are being updated […]
The NZ-UK FTA came into effect on 31 May 2023 and as part of this agreement, New Zealand has committed to facilitating the temporary entry to New Zealand of certain categories of business persons from the UK to ensure New Zealand meets its commitments under the FTA. This includes: business visitors intra-corporate transferees – Executives […]
Immigration has launched 2 new online forms to make both transferring a visa to a new passport, and expressing interest in applying for the Parent Resident Visa easier. Visa transfers If you need to transfer your current valid visa to a new passport, save time and do it online with the new form that is […]
Details of the Transport Sector Agreement for bus and truck drivers and critical maritime transport workers have been confirmed by the Minister of Immigration and Transport. Details of the Transport Sector Agreement for bus and truck drivers and critical maritime transport workers have been confirmed by the Minister of Immigration and Transport, says General Manager […]
Changes to Partner of a Worker Work Visa have now been confirmed. These changes are part of the Government’s plan to rebalance the Immigration system to support a higher-productivity, higher-wage economy. Work conditions for partners of migrant workers People who successfully apply for a Partner of a Worker Work Visa on or after 31 May […]
Christmas and New year Closure: Please note our Auckland and Christchurch offices shall be closed from mid day 23 December and shall re-open on 09 January 2023. In between, if you have any urgent query, please text Harshita on 0212128982 or Mayank on 0212227102.
The new median wage of NZD $29.66 an hour will be adopted into the immigration system on 27 February 2023. All wage thresholds indexed to the median wage will also be updated. This includes the Accredited Employer Visa (AEWV), occupations covered by sector agreements, and residence visa categories. For the AEWV, migrants must meet the […]
The Parent Resident Visa restarts on 12 October 2022 with reduced requirements for sponsors. The Selection of existing expressions of interest (EOIs) starts on 14 November 2022. Any EOIs we receive from 12 October 2022 go into a ballot. The first random selection from the ballot is in August 2023, then every 3 months after […]
On 11 November Immigration New Zealand will select all EOIs at the current threshold of 160 points. After 11 November, the points threshold for selection will increase to 180 points, to better align with the future direction of the Skilled Migrant Category. EOIs will be selected again on 18 January 2023.
