Border Exemption For Dairy Farm Staff

July 12, 2021

The Government has decided to grant border exceptions for 200 dairy farm workers and their families, comprising of 150 Herd Managers or Assistant Farm Managers and 50 Farm Assistants (for critical need areas only).

• It is likely to take at least 3 months from when the first application is made to DairyNZ before the migrant worker is available to work on the farm.
• There are both employer and employee eligibility criteria to be fulfilled.
• A prioritisation criterion will be applied if the demand exceeds 200 workers.

The application and approval will be handled by DairyNZ and MPI. The visa processes will be handled by Immigration NZ (INZ).

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