Prioritization of 2021 Resident Visa Applications

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced that it will prioritize the processing of the 2021 Resident Visa applications for those separated from their partners and children who are...

RSE Cap Limit Increased

Effective 20 October 2022, INZ has made some changes to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) immigration instructions. The cap limit for approved RSE visas for 2022-23 has been...

Enhanced Immigration Online System Glitches

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) rolled out the Enhanced Immigration Online system for submitting visa applications earlier this year. Medical Certificates problems Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has requested applicants applying...

Changes Made to the SMC English Language Requirements

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has made some changes to the immigration instructions pertaining to the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) effective 25 October 2022. The first Expression of Interest...

Visitor Visa Roll-Out into the New System – Adept and Updated Forms

28 January 2022

A number of visitor visa products will be migrated onto ADEPT on 31 January 2021. Two new forms have been...

Changes to Immigration Instructions for the Visitor Visa Applications on the New Immigration Online Systems

28 January 2022

Immigration New Zealand (INZ)has announced that theimmigration instructions have been updated to allow the migration of visitor visa applications from...

Significant Border Changes a Possibility in the First Half of The New Year

24 January 2022

According to Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, the coronavirus will ultimately become "endemic" in New Zealand, and there may be...

Border Exception to be Widened to Cover All Commercial Shipping

21 January 2022

The Immigration New Zealand (INZ) announced that more than 200 rural contractors (agricultural and horticultural mobile plant machinery operators), 450...