Improving immigration settings for Pacific visitors

Improving immigration settings for Pacific visitors

The Government is easing travel for Pacific visitors with multi-entry visas and a trial for visa-free travel from Australia starting in 2025.

16 Apr 2025 • Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration; Rt Hon Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister
Visas for partners of New Zealand citizens and residents

Visas for partners of New Zealand citizens and residents

A person may apply for a work, visitor or resident visa based on their partnership relationship with their NZ citizen or resident partner.

07 Apr 2025 • Ramandeep Kaur, John Henderson, Sally Forbes
How the new investor visa policy changes can positively impact the New Zealand economy

How the new investor visa policy changes can positively impact the New Zealand economy

Discover how the new investor visa policy changes can boost New Zealand's economy with significant investments.

01 Apr 2025 • Richard Howard
Dealing with False, Misleading or Withheld Information

Dealing with False, Misleading or Withheld Information

In September 2023, INZ changed the way they deal with false, misleading, or withheld information while processing temporary and resident visa applications.

13 Mar 2025 • Charlotte Summers
Investor immigration policy changes will boost NZ’s economic growth

Investor immigration policy changes will boost NZ’s economic growth

The Active Investor Plus (AIP) policy is set for significant revisions to attract high-net-worth individuals to NZ.

04 Mar 2025 • Richard Howard
Government announces investor immigration policy changes to support NZ economic growth

Government announces investor immigration policy changes to support NZ economic growth

The Active Investor Plus (AIP) policy is to be significantly revised, and enhanced!

10 Feb 2025 • Richard Howard
Obtaining an International Qualification Assessment (IQA)

Obtaining an International Qualification Assessment (IQA)

If you are planning a move to NZ, you may need to have your qualifications assessed by the NZQA.

07 Feb 2025 • Mayank Goel
New Zealand's Investor Immigration - Challenges and Opportunities

New Zealand's Investor Immigration - Challenges and Opportunities

New Zealand's investor immigration policies offer both challenges and opportunities for attracting high-net-worth individuals and boosting the economy through foreign direct investment.

10 Jan 2025 • Richard Howard
What’s happening with New Zealand citizenship?

What’s happening with New Zealand citizenship?

New Zealand migration patterns and trends are shaped by immigration policies. As a consequence of the 2021 Resident Visa, potentially significant changes to net migration are anticipated in the coming years.

08 Jan 2025 • Richard Howard
We have to better plan our immigration settings for the future

We have to better plan our immigration settings for the future

We need immigration policies that are much better at future-proofing New Zealand’s actual skill needs.

04 Nov 2024 • Richard Howard
Open work rights return for partners of high skilled migrants

Open work rights return for partners of high skilled migrants

The Government is making changes to provide open work rights to more partners of migrant workers, allowing them to work for any employer in any position in New Zealand.

23 Oct 2024 • Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration and Education
Secondary teachers moving to New Zealand fast tracked to residence

Secondary teachers moving to New Zealand fast tracked to residence

Secondary teachers moving to New Zealand will be put on a fast track to residency to help address workforce shortages.

03 Apr 2024 • Hon Erica Stanford, Minister of Immigration and Education