Contents: Caregiver Pay was classified as ‘low skill’ for a long time in New ZealandSleepover shifts create a complication for migrant workers.Receiving 3-year Mid-Skilled work visas has led migrant workers and their employers to believe they were eligible for the visa and for residence. Caregiver Pay was classified as ‘low skill’ for a long time in…
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…
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…
As Immigration NZ staff return to full strength, we are seeing a growing trend of case officer’s seeking updated labour market testing evidence. Applications that were lodged pre-Covid had the LMT completed between December and February, but these applications are only now being assessed. As the labour market has changes drastically since the previous LMT…
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…
As a part of the labour market test for NZ Essential Skills work visa applications that are associated with occupations that are ANZSCO skill level 4-5 (if I have lost you already, call me and I will explain), the position must be listed with Work and Income (WINZ). This is a mandatory requirement when labour…
