Immigration NZ News
We produce regular newsletters featuring topics relevant to anyone with an interest in immigration.
Median wage set to increase in July 2021
Immigration NZ uses the median wage to assess Essential Skills Work Visas. The government has decided this will increase from $25.50 per hour to $27.
Employer accreditation becomes mandatory
Employers of migrant workers must become accredited from 1 November 2021 before work visa applications can be processed. Most employers are not accredited.
Want hassle free visas for your workers?
The window to become an accredited employer and get migrant workers earning more than $79,560 per annum onto a pathway for residence is fast closing.
Visas and COVID-19
The government signalled they expect New Zealand’s border to remain closed for all of 2021. Plans are underway for a “travel bubble” (quarantine free travel).
Tips for Employers
The border remains closed to all visitors, most international students, and many workers. Ensure job ads are clear that applicants need to be in New Zealand.
Skilled Migrant category – just what is happening?
Selections of Expressions of Interest (EOI) out of the pool remain suspended. The government said the suspension will be reviewed in 2021 and their April...
Recruiting in 2021?
If you are looking to bring specialist skills from overseas start the conversation now on border exemptions and visas. The process is complex...
Median wage increase on hold
The median wage is a key tool used by Immigration NZ to assess essential skills work visa applications and the Skilled Migrant residence category.
Median wage increase on hold
The median wage is a key tool used by Immigration NZ to assess essential skills work visa applications and the Skilled Migrant residence category.
Last minute reprieve for onshore visitors
Around 12,500 people remain in New Zealand holding visitor visas after the border closed last year. Many are elderly parents visiting children.
Free webinar for your Filipino workers
Malcolm Pacific Immigration is hosting another webinar to discuss immigration changes affecting Filipinos working and living in New Zealand.
Click, pay, pack the bag and travel – is it still that easy?
Remember how simple flying to anywhere in the world was before we heard of COVID-19? Those days are over for the foreseeable future.
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