New Zealand Immigration News

NZ Immigration: Work Visa Changes Will Improve Migrant Work Conditions October 22, 2019

Work visa rules have modified in a move designed by the government to lessen exploitation and promote migrant worker conditions.The latest rules came into force on 7 October 2019, involve workers having a minimum base salary of $79,560 to be eligible for a Work to Residence Visa. Organizations must be authorized and,...

New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Immigration Changes September 25, 2019

Wendy Smith Chief Executive of the South Canterbury Chamber states that the new visa system must provide confidence and certainty to employers that suffer from a skills shortage in regions. Employers in the area can find it easy to bring many temporary workers in the country for filling up vacancies subsequent to the c...

Reformed New Zealand Visa rules aim to attract foreign students August 14, 2018

The New Zealand government has revamped post-study work rights for overseas students to eradicate abuse and also to attract additional enrolments.The changes provide an incentive to study for a bachelor’s degree and also in centers outside Auckland.These reforms will abolish a rule to link one type of work visa t...

Immigration NZ is addressing privacy concerns August 06, 2018

The detailsThere are Documents showing that the Immigration Department knew many months before that some advisers were responsible in the breach of the terms of the website Real-Me. This is used by people to prove their identity. Immigration advisers must use this government site for filing the applications in suppor...

New Zealand plans to increase working visa cost July 27, 2018

There were consultations of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment regarding a plan to reduce the deficit.Organisations belonging to the Hospitality industry were not in favor of the proposed changes and also made a submission to RNZ. They were worried, regarding the inability of the government departm...

New Work Law is Helpful to Protect Indian workers in New Zealand June 12, 2018

NZ to Protect Indian Workers Under New Work Law

Foreign-born workers are excessively exploited and over-utilized in New Zealand. Looking at the poor condition of highly skilled immigrants, the New Zealand government has altered its work visas to safeguard their rights. Iain Lees-Galloway, immigration minister of New Zealand, revealed that the changes are aimed at ...

NZ Signed A Deal with Chinese Banks for Visa Approval to their Clients May 28, 2018

Immigration New Zealand signed a deal with China UnionPay and Bank of China to approve visas of their clients in just one working day. However, these clients should’ve already traveled to New Zealand in the past two years on a tourist visa to be eligible for the program. Bank of China’s Private Banking a...

Widow of Drowned Man Pleads to Stay Back in New Zealand March 30, 2018

Tanvi Bahvsar and Hemin Limbachiya were married for less than a month when her husband passed away in a drowning accident in New Zealand. The couple was out with a friend at the Waimarama Beach on January 14, just relaxing from a busy ceremonial month.They were 50 meters from the shoreline when a current started pu...

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