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IMPACT — MEDIUM
The government of New Zealand announced an accreditation extension for certain employers under the Accredited Employer Work Visa system.
Key Points:
BAL Analysis: New Zealand authorities granted the accreditation extension to remove administrative burdens while employers familiarize themselves with the new system.
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IMPACT – MEDIUM
The government of New Zealand announced that it will increase its minimum wage in February.
BAL Analysis: Affected employers should take note of the change and budget for the increases as needed. The new income requirement affects only applications received by Immigration New Zealand on and after Feb. 27. The changes do not affect visa applications received by Immigration New Zealand before Feb. 27.
The government of New Zealand recently implemented changes to various immigration policies.
BAL Analysis: The government of New Zealand continues to implement immigration policy changes to attract more foreign nationals to live and work in the country and address labor shortages.
This alert has been provided by BAL Global Practice Group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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The government of New Zealand recently deferred planned changes for the visa requirements of partners of temporary work visa holders until April 2023.
BAL Analysis: The government of New Zealand delayed the visa requirement changes to evaluate and make adjustments to the way partner work rights will be implemented to reflect feedback from stakeholders.
The government of New Zealand has provided updated guidance to foreign nationals submitting medical certificates in support of visa applications.
BAL Analysis: The government of New Zealand provided updated guidance for submitting medical certificates after it received an influx of unrequested medical certificates. Foreign nationals applying for visitor visas should not submit medical certificates until they are requested.
The government of New Zealand has announced that it will reopen its Skilled Migrant and Parent visa categories in November.
Skilled Migrant Resident Visa:
Parent Resident Visa:
Additional Information: More information regarding the Skilled Migrant Resident Visa is available here. More information on the Parents Resident Visa is available here.
BAL Analysis: The reopening of the Skilled Migrant Resident Visa is welcome news as it has been closed to new applications since April 2020. The Parent Resident Visa has also been closed to new applications since 2016. Both Skilled Migrant Residence Visa applicants and Parent Resident Visa applicants should ensure they satisfy the application requirements at the time of EOI selections to avoid possible delays and complications.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
The government of New Zealand has announced that it will increase its minimum wage threshold in February 2023.
BAL Analysis: Affected employers should take note of the change and budget for the increases as needed. The new income requirement affects only applications received by Immigration New Zealand on and after Feb. 27, 2023. The changes do not affect current visa holders or Job Check applications received by Immigration New Zealand before Feb. 27, 2023.
This alert has been provided by Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
The New Zealand government has announced three new residence categories.
Straight to Residence Visa.
Work to Residence Visa.
Highly Paid Residence Visa.
Additional Information: As a general rule, applicants must be 55 or younger, meet the English language requirements and satisfy health and character requirements for residence in New Zealand. A complete list of eligibility requirements for the Straight to Residence Visa, Work to Residence Visa and Highly Paid Residence Visa is available here.
BAL Analysis: The new residence categories aim to make it easier for employers to hire and attract foreign nationals for high-skilled and hard-to-fill jobs in New Zealand with a more straightforward application process than the Skilled Migrant Category.
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The governments of New Zealand and the U.K. have updated their Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) and Working Holiday Scheme (WHS) by 2024.
The countries have agreed to:
Additional Information: More information on the YMS is available here. Information on the WHS is available here.
BAL Analysis: The improvements to the YMS and WHS will not be implemented until legislation has been passed. The governments of New Zealand and the U.K. have committed to implementing the changes by 2024 at the latest.
The New Zealand government has announced that it will replace the Investor 1 and Investor 2 visas with the Active Investor Plus visa.
Additional Information: Eligibility requirements for the investor visa will be updated in the coming weeks. More information regarding how investments will be weighted under the Active Investor Plus visa is available here.
BAL Analysis: The Active Investor Plus visa is intended to incentivize direct investments in New Zealand and improve flexibility for investors by allowing them to invest over a longer period of time.