Border rule changes to reunite overseas partners
In a series of border exception announcements made today, the Government is also making changes to allow some …
Category: Immigration
5,600 residents stuck offshore to keep their residency status
The Government is making changes to help new residents stuck offshore keep their residency status while COVID-19 travel …
Over 800 migrant workers may return under new border rules
The Government is creating a new border exception category to enable the return of some temporary work visa …
Visa relief for onshore visitors, temporary migrants
The Government is making short-term, practical changes to visa settings to help onshore visitors and other temporary migrants …
Sweeping changes to protect migrant workers
The Government has announced a number of changes to be implemented to protect temporary migrant workers, including international …
Essential Skills visas are changing on 27 July
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is making some changes to the Essential Skills visas effective from 27 July 2020. …
Relief for temporary migrants, Govt extends work visas
Government is extending all existing employer-assisted temporary work visas for people in New Zealand, and whose visas are …
Community detention for North Shore unlicensed immigration adviser
North Shore Immigration Services (NSIS) director, Peter Woodberg has been sentenced to six months community detention for providing …
Deportation for two farm workers for visa breach
Horticulture contractors found exploiting workers Two migrants working in the horticulture industry have been taken into custody for …
PM displeased with Jone’s ‘wrong’ remarks about Indians
Shane Jones is said to be standing by his comments Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has publicly expressed her …
“Everyone comes here from New Delhi,” says Shane Jones
Jones blames Indian students for ‘ruining’ many institutions The NZ First MP, Shane Jones whose comments last year …
Lees-Galloway denies slow down, emphasis is to clear priority visa
Minister of Immigration Iain Lees-Galloway says the aim for residence policy is to be more focused on skilled …
INZ changes process of prioritising resident visa applications
Changes “to ensure non-priority applications continue to be assessed” Immigration NZ is making changes to the prioritised allocation …
New wage thresholds for skilled migrants & work visa
Income changes effective from 24 Feb 2020 Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has updated the wage or salary thresholds …
Holiday park & owner to pay $680k for gross exploitation of migrant workers
‘Golden Springs’ to pay record penalties A North Island holiday business and its owner have been banned as …