Immigration

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! New Zealand Shores office will be closed from Tuesday 24th December and will reopen on Monday 6th January 2020. This corresponds to the period that Immigration New Zealand will be closed for its annual shutdown. We wish you all a safe holiday!

Increase in minimum salary thresholds on 24 February 2020 Immigration has just released the long-anticipated update on the minimum salary required to be eligible under certain visa categories. These updates affect work visas under the Essential Skills category and residence applications under the Skilled Migrant Category. Worth noting: for any...

Update to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations ANZSCO is getting an update, and so is the classification of certain occupations. This could be good news for certain categories of workers. What are the changes? Version 1.3 of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)...

New Zealand parent category to reopen in February 2020 After being ‘paused’ for almost 3 years, the parent category reopens in Feb 2020. New Zealand residents will be able to sponsor their parent(s) to come over and become residents themselves. Exact policy has not been released yet but it will...

Introducing Leaf Secure - financial emigration services Leaf Secure is a South-Africa based company providing financial services to migrants worldwide. 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 "Leaf Secure largely takes the hassle and the risk off moving your funds from South Africa." Moving funds across country can be difficult. Particularly from places tax law is complex...

Upcoming changes for Talent: Accredited employer pathway As part of a major overhaul of employer-assisted work visas due 2021, the New Zealand government is announcing changes to the work to residence (Accredited employer) work visa category this October. What are the changes? From 7 October 2019, the Talent (Accredited Employer) Work...

A new levy for sustainable tourism and conservation projects On 1st July 2019, the New Zealand government introduces a new levy to contribute to our growing infrastructure needs and continue supporting the protection of our natural legacy. What are the changes? From 1 July 2019, most international visitors entering the country...

New requirements introduced for visa waiver travellers to New Zealand The New Zealand government is introducing new measures for travellers coming from visa waiver countries. You may now need to obtain an electronic Travel Authority before flying over to New Zealand. What are the changes? From 1st October 2019, the...