INZ Updates September 16, 2021

Amendments to Character Requirements, Health and Police Certificates

Immigration New Zealand has made some changes to Restricted and Temporary Entry instructions and Temporary Entry instructions which came into effect on 13th September 2021.

Changes have been made to Covid 19 Support Restricted Temporary Entry Restrictions to clarify that:

The character requirements supporting partners need to meet when supporting visa applications under border exception instructions
The intent of granting relationship-based visas under border exception restrictions is to allow families to be reunited in New Zealand

Immigration instructions related to health and police certificate requirements for Essential Skills Work Visa holders have also been updated. This is to clarify that the recent changes made to streamline the requirements regarding health and police certificates previously provided with a visa application are only applicable to applicants who are already in New Zealand at the time of lodging their application.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has also made some amendments to the Administration instructions which came into effect on 10th September 2021.

The Deputy Secretary of Immigration has signed a new instrument of sub-delegation. The power under section381(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 has been sub-delegated to approve & issue application forms to the General manager, Enablement, Immigration New Zealand.

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.