The Government has announced changes to the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa that will help employers retain skilled workers and...

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is updating how 87 new occupations are assessed under the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) programme from 3 November 2025, to ensure higher skilled occupations in the National Occupation List (NOL) are recognised. INZ will begin recognising 87 new occupations at skill levels 1 to 3 under the NOL in immigration instructions for AEWV applications from 3 November 2025. About the NOL The NOL is New Zealand’s new job classification system, replaci

The AEWV is the main temporary work visa in New Zealand. It allows a migrant to work in New Zealand for an accredited employer for up to...

In December 2024, the Government announced reforms to the AEWV to make the settings more flexible and responsive to the differing needs...

These include removing the median wage threshold, reducing experience requirements to 2 years and introducing new seasonal visa pathways...

9 August 2024 The Government announced today that increases to visa charges, made up of fees and levies, are being introduced on 1...

The Government has made further changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. 26 June 2024 From today, 26 June 2024, people...

13 June 2024  Susan Edmunds A record number of New Zealanders left the country in the year to April, which one economist says risks...

Key information about the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV). 5 June 2024 The AEWV is the main temporary work visa in New Zealand. It...