INZ Updates October 10, 2022

Miscellaneous INZ updates

Eligibility requirements for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand extended

Some roles require registration. Effective 10 October 2022, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has extended the eligibility requirements for roles requiring registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. It will include people with a special purpose temporary scope of practice registration. This is mainly related to roles in the Health & Social Services sector.

IT roles added to the Green List

Four IT roles have been added to Tier 1 of the Green List:

Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO code 261311)
Developer Programmer (ANZSCO code 261312)
Software Tester (ANZSCO code 261314)
Software and Applications Programmers nec (ANZSCO code 261399)

Determining if an applicant is suitably qualified to do the job

Effective 10 October 2022, INZ has amended immigration instructions about determining whether an applicant is suitably qualified to do the job offered.

Immigration Instructions will now allow applicants who have been offered Green List roles to be suitably qualified if they either meet the employer-specified requirements at the Job Check stage or the current requirements on the Green List for their role. This will ensure favourable outcomes for applicants if Green List role requirements are amended in between i.e when a job check is approved and an AEWV application is submitted.

Clarification regarding Food Technologists

Effective 14 November 2022, INZ has clarified that the qualification requirements for ‘Food Technologist’ in Tier 1 of the Green List refers to a Bachelor’s Degree – Level 7.

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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.