Update on pay requirements for Skilled Residence applications
When Immigration NZ implemented the new median wage on Friday 28 February 2025, the final changes have increased the median wage requirement for people sponsoring a Parent Residence application, and for the basis of calculating whether or not you can support a Partnership application. There has not yet been any change to the Skilled Residence […]
Massive Changes to AEWV and Pay Requirements at Immigration
In keeping with a tradition of making major changes to many immigration categories at the same time, there will be a significant number of changes affecting pay and requirements for all visa types in the next two months! These changes are very complex and interact. For example, taking advantage of the lower wage requirements for […]
NEWS FLASH Important Reforms to the Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme
We hope this message finds you well. We participated in consultation on reforms to the Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme through the Recruitment Consulting & Staffing Association (RCSA) and the Licensed Immigration Adviser bodies we belong to. We are writing to inform you about significant reforms that have just been announced for the AEWV scheme, […]
Open Work Visas for Partners – New Immigration Changes
Are you on an AEWV and have a partner on a Work Visa with conditions or know someone who does? Then we may have good news. I hope you are keeping well. Immigration New Zealand recently announced changes allowing certain people who hold partner visas with conditions to change to open work visas. This is […]
NEWSFLASH – IMMIGRATION NZ FEES ARE GOING UP ON 1 OCTOBER
Immigration NZ has just announced they will be increasing application fees across all visa categories on 1 October 2024. This is part of the wider push to make government departments more financially sustainable and is probably a better reflection of how much it costs to process applications. At least we have a bit of prior […]
Neazor Brady – New Zealand Recruitment Update
I hope life is treating you well. I thought I’d give you an update on the recruitment market in New Zealand at the moment. The main feeling from recruiters across the country is that the market is very tough at the moment. After a post-covid record 2023 for recruitment agencies, employers are definitely keeping their […]
How do the recent changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visas Affect the Healthcare Workforce? – What you need to know.
The recently announced changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visas have opened a number of questions around visas for the Healthcare workforce. INZ have been running explanatory webinars, but there is still a lot of confusion, even for those of us with years of experience as Immigration Advisers! In this newsletter we hope to provide […]
Big Changes for Accredited Employer Work Visas and Accreditation Renewals! – What you need to know.
You may be aware that Immigration announced changes to the Accredited Employer Job Checks and Work Visas on April 7. We have waited to send out a newsletter because Immigration has been issuing many updates and clarifications since then, and in fact they still are. Here are the key points: Ostensibly, these changes have been […]