Changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa

With effect from 29 October 2023 employers with accreditation can no longer have a 90-day trial period clause in employment contracts that are being issued to prospective employees...

Upcoming Changes to Accredited Employer Work Visa

Effective November 2023, the New Zealand Government will place a cap on the continuous stay permitted on an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) for individuals who do not...

Streamlined Points System for Skilled Migrant Category Resident...

On 9 October 2023, a new streamlined points system will be implemented for the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Resident Visa. This updated approach offers a quicker path to...

Changes to the Requirements for Residence Under the...

Immigration New Zealand has announced changes to the requirements for residence under the Green List pathways. One of the significant changes is that all health roles in the...

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...