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The minimum income requirements for some visa categories have recently been increased. Why? What? Who is impacted?

Major policy changes proposed by the Government in 2019 will affect the six most commonly utilised work visa categories.

The NZ government has announced further visa extensions for some temporary workers, and their partners and dependents.

On July 7, 2021 Immigration New Zealand (INZ) announced that it will send refunds for 50,000 visa applications that were delayed during COVID-19 lockdowns...

New Zealand's government has announced substantial increases in visa application fees, with particularly steep hikes for investment and entrepreneur pathways.

The review of the job classification system moved some lower skilled occupations to the medium skilled occupation group.

The NZ government has provided an initial plan for the reopening of New Zealand's border.

The ANZSCO will no longer be used to assess the skill level of job for essential skills work visas to New Zealand.

Immigration NZ has resumed processing both residence & temporary entry visa applications.

The government of New Zealand will no longer require travelers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 pre-departure test result beginning 20 June 2022.

At Cavell Leitch we have assisted a number of employers who have had a work visa employee convicted of drink-driving.

The government of New Zealand announced that border exemptions and the Critical Purpose Visitor Visa (CPVV) will be phased out due to the border reopening at the end of July.

Immigration New Zealand has closed all visa processing offices while the country works to reduce the impact of Covid-19.

The fundamental and challenging aspect of partnership visa applications is relationship evidence that must be provided.

Citizens of New Zealand and the United States making a business investment in the other country or engaging in trade between the two countries are now eligible for new immigration benefits.

To supplement construction or infrastructure workers with immigrant labour, employers should be aware of this new CISSL.

Changes to OIA were designed to offer some protection to the business sector in general from opportunistic foreign investment.