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8 March 2024

New assessment process for overseas nurses seeking to work in New Zealand

The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) has overhauled its competence assessment process for internationally qualified nurses, effective from 4 December 2023.

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27 September 2023

Changes to certain workforce and immigration pathways

On 23 September 2023, INZ announced various updates to certain immigration policies including a further expansion to the occupations on both the Green List and the Construction and Infrastructure Sector list, an increase to the median wage, a drastic increase…

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16 August 2023

Changes to Accredited Employer Work Visa Category and Skilled Residence Pathways

Return of the Five-Year Work Visa but with a Catch   INZ has announced a significant change to the Accredited Employer work visa (AEWV) category, with the introduction of a ‘maximum continuous stay’ dependent on the role for which the visa is…

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22 June 2023

Government announces revamped Skilled Migrant residence policy

Today INZ announced the outcome of the review into the Skilled Migrant Category residence pathway, as well as resulting changes to the Accredited Employer work visa policy.

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22 May 2023

The Ups and Downs of the Immigration Rollercoaster

It has been a busy couple of months for Immigration policy, with a significant expansion to the Green List residence pathways released, a transport sector agreement put in place, and the long-expected narrowing of the partnership policy announced.

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29 October 2022

Sector Agreements policy and Work to Residence pathway for caregivers announced

Immigration New Zealand yesterday released its Sector Agreement policy, in which it outlined various occupations for which a visa could be obtained even if not remunerated at the median wage.

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