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NZ Employers – Partnerships cannot support visas
We have been advised by Immigration NZ (INZ) that their legal section has recently sent out a reminder to all staff that partnerships are not considered to be legal entities and therefore cannot support work visa applications. INZ issued a Visa PAK 237 back in 2015...
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...
Tips on Partnership Interviews
Partnership interviews seem to be on the rise, so I thought it was timely to provide some tips on the subject. Although I have extensive experience in interviewing techniques and the line of questioning that may be asked, my philosophy with our clients is not to...
Proposed NZ Work to Residence Changes – Closing a pathway to residency.
The proposed immigration changes the government recently have announced is looking to close the door to residency for many of what the government call “lower-skilled” workers by raising the salary threshold to $78,000 or $37.50 per hour based on a 40-hour working week...
NZ Employers – How to attract and retain migrant workers?
We have all heard the stories of employers paying the costs and doing the hard work involved in international recruitment, only to have the worker change to a different employer within months of arriving. It is all too easy for the worker to apply for a variation of...
What is ethical migrant recruitment and why is it important?
May 21, 2018 Originally written by Recruit NZ's Tanya Gray Migrant recruitment is far more complex than recruiting within NZ when it comes to following a correct and ethical process. Penalties for not following the correct processes are harsh, and ignorance is...
What is a Skills Match Report?
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)....
A guide to Australian bridging visas
If you are considering travelling to Australia in order to lodge a further application, you need to consider what rights you will have on a bridging visa. You need to know information such as when you might be eligible for work rights or when you are able to travel....
19mths to assess a Subclass 461…
As if it was the final insult to NZ citizens wanting to live in Australia, the global processing time for subclass 461 visas (NZders wanting to bring their partner or child to Australia to live with them) has ballooned out to a staggering 19...
Australian Subclass 461 Processing Times Increasing
Australian Sub Class 461 Visas are taking more than six months for processing. With the current 461 processing times ballooning past the six-month mark at the Auckland office, I thought it was about time that I wrote something about the issue. For those who don’t...