Effective July 27, 2020, the Australia and New Zealand Standard
Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) will no longer be used to
assess the skill level of jobs for essential skills work visas.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will instead use a simple
remuneration threshold to determine whether a job is 'high'
or 'low' paid. Work visa applications for jobs that are
paid below the median wage (currently $25.50/hour) will need to
include a Skills Match Report (SMR) from the Ministry of Social
Development, going forward. These low-paid visa holders will also
need to spend 12 months outside of New Zealand after holding a low
paid visa for 3 years. This is the same rule that is currently
applies to lower-skilled work visa holders.
