Immigration NZ News
We produce regular newsletters featuring topics relevant to anyone with an interest in immigration.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Salary and wages have increased
Immigration New Zealand does an annual review to check salary and wage thresholds meet the New Zealand median salary range for a 40 hour-a-week job.
Partnership hurdles
The word on the street is Immigration NZ is getting tougher on assessing relationships. So tough in fact that you might get an unexpected knock on the door…
Immigration NZ an online world
Two issues to be aware of here: 1. It’s peak processing time for visas from now until end of March 2019. Making a visa application is going to take longer.
Have you adjusted your wage bands?
If you are employing people who are in New Zealand holding Essential Skills work visas you should be aware that any new employee from November 26 must be paid.
Tips for Employers
Be prepared to re-advertise jobs even when you have a worker in place holding a work visa. In most cases Immigration NZ will want proof there are no locals.
Open eyes as NZ moves to e-visas
Google e-visa and fraud and be prepared for a shock. It seems there is an industry out there prepared to rip off travellers.
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