Median Pay Rates Impact
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Median Pay Rates Impact

Contents: The national median salary has changedMandatory Employer AccreditationLabour Market Testing –Work and Income Occupation Lists The national median salary has changedIn September this year, it was announced that the national median salary had risen from $25.50 per to $27. This change will affect a lot of migrant workers who are hoping to bring their family to…

NZ Work Visa Changes
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NZ Work Visa Changes

Contents: Automatic Visa ExtensionsDelay to Stand-Down Period6 Month Low Skilled Essential SkillsRemoval of ANZSCO in Skilled Level Assessment INZ have today announced a raft of changes to NZ work visas. There are 4 key changes. Automatic Visa ExtensionsExtensions to all existing employer-assisted temporary work visas for people who are in New Zealand and whose visas are due to…

NZ Essential Skill Work Visa Application – 5 Common Errors
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NZ Essential Skill Work Visa Application – 5 Common Errors

Contents: Avoid the most common errors that cause delays in essential skill work visasLack of recent advertising for the jobSigning employment agreement prior to advertising finishingANZSCO criteria must be metEvidence of relevant recent work experiencePay rates for essential workers must be in the correct range Avoid the most common errors that cause delays in essential skill…

Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill
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Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill

As you may be aware, the NZ government is introducing a bill to give them some almighty powers during this pandemic. They are looking at gaining: This amendment will be fast tracked with it expected to come into play on the 15th of May 2020. This change would give the government unprecedented power for the…

Immigration Reset – the impact of Covid-19

Immigration Reset – the impact of Covid-19

Contents: Conditions of Current Work VisasExpect DelaysLabour Market Testing – expect much tougher stanceBorder will stay closedStand Down PeriodExpected Mid-2020 Work Visa ChangesEmployer AccreditationRedundancies and Changes to Employment Agreements I hope all of you and your families are safe and well. Our thoughts are especially with our migrant workers who have remained in NZ away from…

NZ Employers – Partnerships cannot support visas

NZ Employers – Partnerships cannot support visas

We have been advised by Immigration NZ (INZ) that theirlegal section has recently sent out a reminder to all staff that partnershipsare not considered to be legal entities and therefore cannot support work visaapplications. INZ issued a Visa PAK 237 back in 2015 stating that onlythree entities could be an employer of migrant workers in…

Has the NZ Partnership category really been fixed?

Has the NZ Partnership category really been fixed?

Partnership applications have been the subject of much attention recently, when INZ tightened up their approach to visas for people who have little or no evidence of living together with their New Zealand partner. In the past, officers often granted General Visitor Visas (GVV) at their discretion, for the purpose of a family visit, if…