Most farmers who employ migrants would have been asked whether or not they could assist their employeeto obtain residence. This often equates to the employee printing off the immigration policy and with that advising their employer of what they reckon is required. So what really can a farmer do to support their migrant employees to secure residence […]
The Government has recently reviewed the INZ Essential Skills in Demand Lists. The revised lists came into effect on 11 February 2013, and could have a direct impact upon your business if you recruit from abroad. In most cases, if an occupation is not on one of these lists, in order to support a work visa […]
IMPORTANT IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES FOR ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEUR PLUS AND LONG TERM BUSINESS VISA CATEGORIES On 8 April 2013 Immigration New Zealand (INZ) introduced changes to the purely business related categories. In summary, the following material changes have been made: 1. Working capital is no longer considered acceptable to meet base investment requirements; 2. Purchasing an existing business has […]
SEPTEMBER 2013 SKILLED MIGRANT CATEGORY POOL SELECTION There have been three reported draws from the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Pool since our last newsletter. For all draws that took place on 21 August, 4 September, and 18 September, Expressions of Interest (EOI) claiming a minimum of 140 points were selected and invited to apply for New Zealand […]
JULY 2013 SKILLED MIGRANT CATEGORY POOL SELECTION There has been one reported draw from the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Pool since our last newsletter. For the draw that took place on 26 June, all Expressions of Interest (EOI) claiming a minimum of 140 points were selected and invited to apply for New Zealand residence. In addition, all […]
AUGUST 2013 SKILLED MIGRANT CATEGORY POOL SELECTION T here have been three reported draws from the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Pool since our last newsletter. For all draws that took place on 10 July, 24 July, and 7 August, Expressions of Interest (EOI) claiming a minimum of 140 points were selected and invited to apply for New Zealand […]
JUNE 2013 SETTLEMENT SUPPORT CHRISTCHURCH The team at Live in New Zealand welcome Settlement Support Christchurch as a contributor to the Live in New Zealand newsletter.Settlement Support Christchurch is an Immigration New Zealand programme and has been set up to assist migrants and their employers. Settlement Support Christchurch is a free service. To read the full […]