Immigration NZ News
We produce regular newsletters featuring topics relevant to anyone with an interest in immigration.
Skilled migrant and essential skills wage changes
Are you ready for the new wage rates that apply from February 24? Not only will you have to alter your payroll, but that will flow through to your reporting.
Sending staff overseas?
Staff travelling to work in an overseas branch or on business will in many cases require a visa before they leave New Zealand.
Employer Seminars near you
Malcolm Pacific Immigration is hosting free seminars about work visa changes coming this year and in 2021. These seminars are aimed at employers.
Employer accreditation renewal gets tougher
Warning – Immigration NZ (INZ) is starting to question employers why they want to keep accreditation if they are not paying any staff at the new increased rate.
Coronavirus closes NZ borders for many
Any foreign travellers who have been present in, or transited through, mainland China in the previous 14 days are being refused entry to New Zealand.
Tips for Employers
NZeTA - Your overseas business visitors from visa free countries now need to apply for an electronic travel authority before they fly to New Zealand.
Skilled migrant delays & changes
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) report the skilled migrant residence visa category is over-subscribed as sustained economic growth and low unemployment.
Sending your staff overseas?
If you need to move staff overseas quickly on a business trip, secondment to an overseas branch or a permanent move then sort out their international visas.
Holiday Greetings
Malcolm Pacific Immigration will close from the end of business Friday 20 December 2019 and reopen on Monday 6 January 2020.
Visa rules get shake up
The Minister of Immigration has just announced the changes to visa policy that we signaled were on the way. These new rules will roll out progressively.
Visa policy changes
We signaled earlier the government plans to change the rules around visas and make the process more employer driven (mandatory employer accreditation).
Tips for Employers
Remuneration rates is frequently asked: “what should I pay an overseas worker?” The answer is: “Never less than the market rate for those skills".
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