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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...
Top Five Tips For Improving Your Australian Visitor Visa Application
During my time, I must have processed thousands of visa application and heard just about every story you could imagine. While most applications seemed to be processed without too much hold up, some were delayed unnecessarily. The most common mistakes I saw made were...
New Zealand Partnership Visa Options
I am a NZ citizen or resident and I want to bring my non-NZ partner, who is currently overseas, to NZ to live with me. What type of application should I make? This is a very common question that we get at VisaAide so I just thought I’d shed some light on the matter....
The End of the NZ Rugby Visa?
The Specific Purpose or Event visa may be in jeopardy. The Specific Purpose or Event visa (SPV), commonly referred to as the “Rugby Visa” has changed recently. This change indicates that a sports player that currently holds an SPV is unable to apply for a new SPV...