20/07/2022 - Current Work Visa Options under AEWV

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The current work visa options are under the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme.

The Accredited Employer Work Visa is an employer-supported work visa in three stages.

1. The employer needs to be accredited (ALL employers wishing to employ a migrant are required to be accredited), and
2. An approval for a Job Check to confirm and ensure no locals (NZ Citizen and or Resident) are available, and
3. A suitably qualified migrant

There are three types of AEWV's available;

• Occupations paying twice the median wage - leading to a two year Work to Residence

Accredited Employer Work Visas may be issued for jobs with newly accredited employers, and after confirmation that no locals are available for the role, a Job Check approval will be issued from Immigration NZ.

AEWV employees must be paid at least $27.76/hr. Some lower paid jobs ($25/hour) are allowed for up to two years in specific industries and job roles, and then require a one-year stand-down offshore.

 For residence from AEWV, please assess the options under the SMC Skilled Migrant Category visa.

 Partners need to qualify for their own work visa, or they may receive work rights of less than 30 hours/week.

• Green List Occupations - leading to a Fast-Track Residence

Applicants can be within NZ or offshore.

The Green List is a list of jobs for which AEWV may be issued, with close to immediate application rights for residence. Minimum qualifications or experience are applicable or, in some cases, a minimum income is required. 

Work visa are issued within 30 days.

 Employer advertising is not required. 

Apply for a work visa from July, apply for residence from September. 

Partners have Open Work rights.

• Green List Occupations - leading to a two year Work-to-Residence

Applicants can be within NZ or offshore.

The Green List is a list of jobs for which AEWV may be issued, with application rights for residence. Minimum qualifications or experience are applicable or, in some cases, a minimum income is required. Employer advertising is not required. 

Apply for residence after two years in the occupation as per your AEWV. 

Partners have Open Work rights.

13/07/2022 - Concerns migrants left with few options as special visas close

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Migrant workers may have fewer options for a future in New Zealand when the Government's special one-off residency visa closes at the end of the month.

Concerns migrants left with few options as special resident visas close

The Government's one-off residency visa closes at the end of the month

The 2021 Resident Visa was designed to give those workers filling our critical labour shortages certainty here.

Read more: 13/07/2022 - Concerns migrants left with few options as special visas close

30/06/2022 - Update Immigration New Zealand

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2021 Resident Visa category closing

The 2021 Resident Visa category closes at 11:59 pm on 31 July 2022.

We encourage those eligible to submit their applications before then. Since the residency pathway opened in December 2021, we have received more than 110,000 applications which include more than 200,000 people. We have processed 29,953 applications.

New Zealand has welcomed 2,898 health workers, 4,243 construction workers, 1,191 primary industry workers, and 425 teachers.

Read more: 30/06/2022 - Update Immigration New Zealand

17/06/2022 - Processing INZ

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The enhanced Immigration Online system will be unavailable from 8am Saturday 18 June to 10am Monday 20 June 2022 (NZST) due to important updates. 

You will not be able to submit or continue working on applications during this time. 

Source INZ

31/05/2022 - ‘Waste of time and money': Employers and migrants bound to new visa

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The government should be embarrassed it has introduced a scheme tying migrants to an employer when the Productivity Commission has just recommended the practice be stopped, according to an immigration lawyer.

The Prodcutivity Commission is recommending that residence should no longer be permanent, in an attempt to make migrants commit to New Zealand.

Instead, migrants would have to apply for citizenship, or renew their residence visa every six years.

Other recommendations in the commission's report are that immigration must be based on how well the country can absorb new arrivals and a greater role for Te Tiriti o Waitangi in settlement policy.

Read more: 31/05/2022 - ‘Waste of time and money': Employers and migrants bound to new visa

16/05/2022 - Update Immigration New Zealand

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Read more: 16/05/2022 - Update Immigration New Zealand

11/05/2022 - Important Update Immigration New Zealand

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Entry into NZ

The New Zealand border will be fully reopened by 1 August 2022. 

All work visa categories, including the new Accredited Employer Work Visa, will open for applications on 4 July 2022. 

At 23:59 (NZST) on 31 July 2022 the maritime border will reopen, as will applications for student and visitor visas. 

As we reconnect with the world, the Government is rebalancing the immigration system to support a more productive, higher-wage economy. 

Employers will have greater access to skilled workers, families and friends can reunite, international students can return, and welcoming international visitors will boost our tourism and events sectors. 

Workers

Read more: 11/05/2022 - Important Update Immigration New Zealand

11/05/2022 - Breaking News - New Zealand border reopening fully from end of July

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Read more: 11/05/2022 - Breaking News - New Zealand border reopening fully from end of July

11/04/2022 - Update and Important points

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