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New levies to affect overseas visitors

New levies to affect overseas visitors

Overseas friends and family visiting New Zealand will have a new entry hurdle to jump from October 1 this year. Currently 60 countries are on a list.
Make sure you transfer the visa

Make sure you transfer the visa

If anyone has changed their mobile phone recently, they will know inevitably some data slips through the cracks. It can be frustrating!
Common errors in preparing work visa applications

Common errors in preparing work visa applications

A staggering 70% of work visa applications are not complete when lodged. This causes long delays in processing. Watch our video on the 5 most common mistakes.
Common errors in preparing visa applications

Common errors in preparing visa applications

A staggering 70% of work visa applications are not complete when lodged. This causes long delays in processing. Watch our video on the 5 most common mistakes.
Visa rules set to change

Visa rules set to change

The government is proposing radical changes to job driven visa policy that currently allows migrant workers to come here to fill skill shortages.
Visa processing slowing

Visa processing slowing

Queues for most visas are growing and the system is groaning under the weight of more applications arriving than were forecast. There is no immediate solution.
Tips for Employers

Tips for Employers

Make sure you are paying your migrant employees market rates. The Government promised action to make sure you do and the Labour inspectorate is following it.
Temporary visa changes coming

Temporary visa changes coming

New Zealand’s immigration sector is expecting the most radical shake up in temporary work visa policy in decades. The Government announced pre-Christmas.
Get in the queue

Get in the queue

The processing time for an essential skill work visa is 25 days according to the Immigration NZ website. Unfortunately, that has been pushed out.
Entrepreneur visas a real problem

Entrepreneur visas a real problem

The Entrepreneur Visa policy encourages applicants and their families to settle in New Zealand on temporary visas, based on the promise that, after a few years.
Visa policy set to change

Visa policy set to change

The NZ Government is making it clear that employing a migrant is a privilege, not a right. It is putting the responsibility onto employers to be compliant.
Tips for employers in 2019

Tips for employers in 2019

Immigration NZ and the Labour Inspectorate are checking workers’ records thoroughly. If you don’t keep the right records, you can expect to pay a penalty.

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