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30/09/2021

Inshort of today’s announcement:

All applications must be submitted by 31 July 2022.

Eligibility:

Applicants must have met the criteria on 29 September 2021. To be eligible, you must:

have been in New Zealand on 29 September 2021, and
be on an eligible visa or have applied for an eligible visa on or before 29 September 2021 that is later granted.
You must also meet one of the three criteria:

have lived in New Zealand for three or more years, or
earn at or above the median wage ($27 per hour), or
work in a role on a scarce list.
Eligible visas:

On 29 September, all applicants must have been on (or have applied for and later granted) one of the following visas:

Post Study Work Visa
Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa
Essential Skills Work Visa
Religious Worker Work Visa
Talent (Arts, Culture, Sports) Work Visa
Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa
Silver Fern Practical Experience Work Visa
Trafficking Victim Work Visa
Migrant Exploitation Protection Work Visa
Skilled Migrant Category Job Search Work Visa
Victims of Family Violence Work Visa
South Island Contribution Work Visa
Work Visa granted under Section 61 (provided the applicant held another eligible visa type within six months before being granted a Section 61 visa)
Some Critical Purpose Visitor Visas (CPVV):
Critical health workers for longer-term roles (6 months or longer), and
Other critical workers for long term roles (more than six months).

Hope 🤞
28/09/2021

Hope 🤞

The government has backed itself into a corner on immigration and is set to announce long-awaited residence changes this week, according to the National Party.

16/07/2021

Information about updated settings to Essential Skills visas in response to COVID-19.

01/07/2021

New temporary visa and reporting tools provide migrants with a pathway to quickly leave exploitative situations and encourage people to report migrant exploitation.

The Government wants to turn down the tap on temporary and skilled migrant workers, instead opening the door for high-ro...
17/05/2021

The Government wants to turn down the tap on temporary and skilled migrant workers, instead opening the door for high-roller investors and workers who can fill “genuine job shortages”.

The Government wants to turn down the tap on temporary and skilled migrant workers, instead opening the door for high-roller investors and workers who can fill “genuine job shortages”.

24/02/2021

The immigration minister is considering a revamp of New Zealand's largest residence programme.

Your thoughts??
07/01/2021

Your thoughts??

Labour unions are calling on the government to give residency to long-term migrant workers who now call New Zealand home.

Currently, the timelines for Skilled Migrant Category still remains the same as before lockdown50% - 7 months75% - 13 mo...
28/05/2020

Currently, the timelines for Skilled Migrant Category still remains the same as before lockdown

50% - 7 months
75% - 13 months
90% - 17 months

Please do let us know if your application progresses and you get a CO assigned.

Thank You

IMMIGRATION NZ UPDATE 28 May 2020

I have received the following email from Immigration NZ.

As below:

Immigration New Zealand has now received 11,301 expressions of interest (EOI) from people who believe they meet exceptions to the border closure. Of the 11,106 EOIs decided so far, 2,220 meet the criteria and have been invited to apply for a visa.

Visa processing update

With more staff re-entering the office, visa processing capacity continues to grow. INZ now has 97% of onshore Immigration Officers currently able to work. All offshore offices remain closed.

While we now have more onshore capacity, we do expect visa applications may take longer than usual to process. There will also be an increase in the time and effort required in processing some visa application types due to additional requests for information or comment being required.

We often receive applications that have errors or are missing required information such as medical information, police certificates, employment agreements or the correct legal name of the business. It’s important to get all information correct in applications; otherwise this slows down the process.

All applications are still required to meet normal immigration requirements, which for some will include providing a police or medical certificate. If individuals are unable to provide this documentation at the time they make their application they should include details of this and the reasons why the documentation is not available. This explanation will be considered when the application is assessed.

INZ is committed to processing visas as fast as practicable but application processing times always depend on the complexity of an application. It is critical that the right level of scrutiny is applied to ensure the right decisions are made for New Zealand.

Short-term variation of conditions for essential services

As New Zealand moved into Alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Wednesday 13 May, any visa holder who received a short term variation will revert back to their original visa conditions at 11.59pm on Wednesday 24 June 2020. We intend to proactively inform clients about this condition expiry. If you have represented a client for a short term variation you can expect to receive this email.

INZ help for migrants

Queenstown Lakes District Council is currently in the process of setting up a community support and information service in Frankton. Other agencies, including Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Social Development, will be in Queenstown from early next week to further discuss logistical details associated with the operation.

While there may be a small number of appointment-only meetings next week, we are anticipating the service will be fully operational the following week.

The INZ team will consist of staff who can help temporary migrants understand their immigration options, relationship managers who help co-ordinate information, engage with employers and provide information to migrants on options to depart New Zealand if they have no pathway to remain in the country.

The INZ team will be established for an initial period of three weeks from Tuesday 2 June 2020 to help the significant population of migrant workers that have become unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Staff at the one stop shop will be on hand to provide information to migrants wanting to remain in New Zealand and make them aware of their job prospects in a changing labour market with an increasing number of unemployed New Zealanders looking for work.

Temporary visa holders who are unemployed or in difficulty and want to return home should in the first instance talk to their Consulate or Embassy for assistance and information about the availability of flights to their home country. The COVID-19 wage subsidy is available to anyone legally working in New Zealand.

Some decisions have already been made to provide temporary migrants in New Zealand with some certainty. An Epidemic Management Notice relating to immigration matters came into effect from 2 April 2020. This means that holders of a work, student, visitor, limited or interim visa with an expiry date of 2 April to 9 July 2020 inclusive who were in New Zealand on 2 April 2020 have had their visas automatically extended until 25 September 2020.

The Government has agreed to relax visa conditions for a short period to allow temporary migrant workers and international students to further assist with our essential services during the COVID-19 response.

More information about changes to visa conditions is available at www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/covid-19/coronavirus-update-inz-response

Labour market tests in Queenstown Lakes District

For roles with an ANZSCO skill level of 4 to 5, employers need to contact Work and Income to ensure there are no suitable New Zealanders available for the role. For Queenstown there are some roles that have been exempt from this process. But with effect from 26 May 2020 the exemptions will no longer apply and employers will need to follow the labour market test process used throughout the rest of the country.

More information: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/employ-migrants/hire-a-candidate

Migrant and employer information

Immigration New Zealand is working with businesses, helping them navigate an environment where more New Zealanders are available to work, while continuing to uphold the rights of migrant workers. The flyer here provides helpful information for both migrants and employers.

I can be contacted at WhattsApp +64273724956

Email [email protected]

Explore the visa options and employer schemes available to New Zealand employers when looking to recruit a candidate, and the steps to support a candidate's application.

Hope you all and your families are safe and staying inside. As a conversation starter, it was required to get inputs for...
27/03/2020

Hope you all and your families are safe and staying inside.

As a conversation starter, it was required to get inputs for getting better insights on the progress of the Resident Visa Application Status.

To ease the process and secure your identity, here is the spreadsheet (in the editable format) where you can provide your details as Anonymous.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_X50Md6JvD8AEROkQNNx11ryEUqG50CgvRvJNyRt3S0/edit?usp=sharing

Please feel free to post your queries or suggestions to improve the page.

Thank You

Sheet1 S.No. ,Name ,Points Claimed,EOI Submission Date ,EOI Selection Date ,ITA Received Date,ITA Lodgment Date ,Job Profile ,Salary (> 106K) ,Application Status,Comments 1,Anonymous ,190,13-Jun-2019,14-Jun-2019,24-Jun-2019,31-Jul-2019,IT,No,Awaiting CO 2

07/03/2020

Conversation Starter

Onshore with Job offer

EOI submitted: 13 Jun 2019
EOI Selected: 14 Jun 2019
ITA Received: 24 Jun 2019
ITA Lodgement: 31 Jul 19
Job Profile - IT (Less than 106k) 😊
Waiting for CO

Points: 160

Will keep you posted if any updates.

Your inputs will be helpful in understanding the queue, and will provide a prospective on the status.

14/01/2020

This page is specifically for the people who have applied for NZ skilled Migrant Category and are awaiting the response from NZ Immigration.

To get this information useful for others, please provide the date when applied, skilled category applied in, and any other details.

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