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What a Year!
In 2020, we were all presented with the unknown, both in our business and in our personal lives. However, after 30 years in business 2021 has been our most challenging year ever.
Changes to INZ processing residence applications following High Court decision
The judgment addressed a number of legal issues, scrutinising INZ decision-making in response to the snap legislative changes made during the early stages of COVID-19.
Measuring Migrants
This year the Government tasked the New Zealand Productivity Commission to “investigate and recommend immigration settings that are fit for the future”.
Reconnecting New Zealand – the next steps
Fully vaccinated New Zealanders will find it easier to come home from January 2022, with foreign nationals to follow from April onwards, the Government has announced.
Accredited Employer Work Visa back in the limelight
After months of speculation, uncertainty, and a last-minute U-turn on the scheduled mandatory Employer Accreditation, the Government has confirmed the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) will now be introduced on 4 July 2022.
Employers – fasten those seatbelts!
The new 2021 Resident Visa will transform the migrant workforce landscape in New Zealand forever – as will the new work visa changes now being introduced in 2022. Employers should understand what these changes mean for them and prepare for the ride ahead!
The Parent Retirement Residence category is still open!
Although offshore temporary visa applications are largely suspended, Parent Residence Retirement applications can still be lodged and be processed by the Immigration New Zealand.
Government provides certainty to working holiday and seasonal visa holders and employers for summer
Working Holiday and Supplementary Seasonal Employment work visas will be extended for six months.
Teachers can come to New Zealand
Three hundred overseas qualified teachers can come to work in New Zealand, New Zealand’s Education Minister Chris Hipkins recently announced.
The only constant in life is change - especially with NZ immigration!
While the Greek philosopher Heraclitus was right about the constant of change, the almost daily changes in the immigration space must be exasperating and confusing, especially for employers.
Travel conditions extended for New Zealand resident visa holders overseas
Many people who were granted residence visas while offshore will now have until 11 September 2022 to enter New Zealand.
Employer Immigration Update - 18 Aug 2021
Our first Employer Immigration Update discusses Essential Skills Work Visa, Accredited Employer, Skilled Migrant Category, Border Exceptions and more.