New online visa services – advice for employers Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is shifting many of its services online and these changes could affect your business and staff.From mid-June, work and visitor visa applications can be submitted through the new online...
Minimum wage rises to $14.75 The adult minimum wage will increase from $14.25 to $14.75 an hour from April 1, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse said today. The starting-out and training hourly minimum wages will also rise, by 40c to $11.80 an...
Temporary rule changes for Queenstown Labour Market Test To reflect particularly strong growth in the tourism industry in the Queenstown region, the Ministers of Tourism and Immigration have agreed to temporarily waive the labour market test requirement under the...
Improvements for immigration medicals Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has selected clinics from all over the country to be part of an onshore panel physician network that will complete immigration medical examinations for onshore New Zealand visa applicants. A total of...
Nationwide provider for settlement information services announced Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced that from 1 July Citizens Advice Bureau New Zealand (CABNZ) will be the provider of face-to- face settlement information services for new migrants across the...
Essential skills in demand list review 2013 – Immigration News Thursday, December 19, 2013 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has completed its annual review of two of the Essential Skills in Demand Lists – the Long Term Skill Shortage List and the...