INZ Updates March 14, 2022

Bright Line Test & Expanding Border Exceptions

Effective 14 March 2022, Immigration New Zealand has made some changes to the immigration instructions. A bright line test of 1.5 times the median wage has been introduced for other critical workers. Also, amendments have been made to the highly skilled worker family reunification border exception.

The purpose of these amendments is to:

Expand the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) border exception to include Fiji, Tuvalu & the Solomon Islands
Approved class of worker border exceptions to include seafarers, dairy farm assistants, and advanced manufacturing specialists
Add Tourism New Zealand Strategic Media Programme to the government-approved programmes list
Add the following events to the government-approved events list:
- IWG Women in Sport Conference (November 2022)
- Ireland Rugby tour (June 2022)
- Super Rugby Pacific (April 2022)
- New Zealand Warriors fixtures
- New Zealand Breakers fixtures
- Wellington Phoenix fixtures

Get in touch with Immigration Advisors New Zealand Ltd, which provides up-to-date immigration information so you can consider opportunities and prepare yourself for the future. To know all the required procedures, contact us at contact@nzimmigration.info or call on +64 09 3790219.

Author Details

Vandana Rai

(LIA 201400900)

Director

Vandana is herself a migrant and has a rare set of skill match, which could be considered ideal for a Licensed Immigration Adviser. She was a school counsellor from 1996 to 2006, a role in which she was a natural fit due to her nurturing and caring personality. Her earnest journey as a fully Licensed Immigration Adviser for New Zealand began in 2014, and she considers herself blessed to have the background and the skills that allow her, as an Immigration adviser, to effortlessly visualise herself in her client’s situation, understand their needs and problems, and use her knowledge, experience, and expertise to help find a solution for it.

She is currently on the Board of New Zealand Association of Migration and Investment (NZAMI) and was part of the Immigration Advisers Authority(IAA) referral group for 2016.