Webinars and videos

INZ recently clarified the location requirements for job checks. The location field on a job check looks like the easiest box on the form. It is also one that can put an accredited employer in breach months after the job check is approved and the worker is already in New Zealand.

In this video, Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores explains the recent clarifications from Immigration New Zealand on job check locations, and what accredited employers need to do to stay compliant.

If you are not sure the location on your job check still matches what the role has become, review it before Immigration New Zealand does. New Zealand Shores works with accredited employers on exactly this, and can help from the outset to make sure your job check and AEWV applications are compliant.

Talk to one of our licensed immigration advisers: [email protected] or 07 929 2280

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There is a $15,000 scholarship at Victoria University of Wellington that most international students do not need to apply for, because there is no application form.

In this video, Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores explains the Victoria University of Wellington Undergraduate International Scholarship, who is eligible, and the one thing about it that matters for your student visa.

In this video:

- What the scholarship is worth: $15,000, applied as a direct credit against your first-year tuition fees
- What it is not: a payment into your bank account, and it does not carry over into year two
- Who is eligible: new international students paying full international fees with an offer of place (unconditional or conditional) for a bachelor's degree
- How it works: it is non-competitive and automatic, you are assessed when you apply for your programme, and it appears in your offer of place documentation
- Why it matters for your student visa: Immigration New Zealand accepts a scholarship award letter as evidence of funds, but it only covers tuition. It does not replace the separate living cost requirement, which is $20,000 per year for tertiary study of a year or more

New Zealand Shores is an education agent for Victoria University of Wellington. We can assist with your enrolment and, in some cases, with your student visa for free. Plan the visa side alongside your university application, not after it.

Get in touch to talk through your enrolment and free student visa service: [email protected]

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New Zealand partnership visa rules are changing. From 25 September 2026, Immigration New Zealand will only accept a partnership-based application if both partners are aged 18 or over, and it will only recognise relationship evidence from the time you were both 18.

In this video, Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores explains what has changed, who is affected and what it means for your timeline.

In this video:

- The new age requirement: both the applicant and the supporting partner must be 18+ at the time of application, with no discretion
- The new evidence rule: only evidence from after you were both 18 counts
- Why the 12-month living together requirement for residence now starts from the day the younger partner turns 18
- How temporary partnership visas are affected, even without an explicit 12-month rule
- The nine visa categories covered, and who is not affected

Talk to a licensed immigration adviser before you apply! Contact us at [email protected]

Or book a consultation: https://www.newzealandshores.com

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Thinking you can just turn up in New Zealand without a visa? If your passport is on the visa waiver list, you're right, but there's more to it than most travellers realise.

In this video, we break down exactly what a visa waiver means (and what it doesn't), including:

- Which 61 countries qualify for visa waiver entry to NZ
- Why Australian citizens and permanent residents sit outside the system entirely
- The NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) and why you need it even without a visa
- The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy
- The New Zealand Traveller Declaration
- Why you cannot work or study long-term on a visa waiver, and why it's not a stepping stone to residence

📩 Need advice on your own visa options? Get in touch with our licensed immigration advisers at New Zealand Shores: [email protected]

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Thinking about relocating to New Zealand as a doctor or health professional? In this new webinar we unpick the process for you.

Questions about visas or immigration? [email protected]
Questions about registration or jobs? [email protected]


In this new video, New Zealand Shores immigration adviser Fabien Maisonneuve and Prudence Thomson from ACCENT Health Recruitment, one of New Zealand's leading and longest-running health recruitment agencies, walk you through every step of the process.

Whether you're a GP, specialist, or allied health professional wondering if New Zealand is the right destination for you, this session covers it all, including:
- Registration requirements, timeframes, and process
- Documentation requirements
- Moving with family
- Crafting a CV, preparing for interviews
- Visa options and the full process


With over 35,000 migrants helped since 2009 and 62% of New Zealand's doctors coming from overseas, you will not be alone in making this move.

The doors are open and New Zealand needs you.

Watch the full session, then reach out to the New Zealand Shores and Accent Health teams to find out where you stand.

Immigration questions? [email protected]
Recruitment/registration questions? [email protected]

Think you know New Zealand? Think again. In this video, Charlotte busts five of the biggest myths people believe about life in Aotearoa, from "it's just mini Australia" to "you'll freeze all year round."

Here's what we cover:
🐑 Myth 1: New Zealand and Australia are basically the same place
🐑 Myth 2: You'll automatically become a sheep farmer
🌧️ Myth 3: It rains non-stop and you'll freeze all year
📶 Myth 4: New Zealand has no good internet or tech
✈️ Myth 5: Moving here permanently is an impossible dream

Spoiler: none of these are true. New Zealand has thriving cities, four seasons in a day, some of the fastest fibre broadband in the world, and genuine pathways to residence, whether through skilled migrant routes, work visas, or partnership options.

Thinking about making the move yourself? Drop a comment below or check the link to see how New Zealand Shores can help you find your pathway.

Email: [email protected]

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Is it really getting harder to migrate to New Zealand, or does it just feel that way? In this video, Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores breaks down exactly what has changed in New Zealand immigration settings and what it means for your residence pathway.

We cover:

- Why wage thresholds for skilled employment keep climbing (the median wage benchmark currently sits at $35 an hour)
- Tighter employer accreditation and genuine employment checks
- How the red, amber and green occupation lists affect which pathways you can use
- The two brand new Skilled Migrant Category residence pathways opening on 24 August 2026: the Skilled Work Experience pathway and the Trades and Technician pathway
- The reduced work experience requirement and the new grace period that locks in your wage threshold
- Why New Zealand qualifications now carry stronger recognition in the points system

The honest answer: New Zealand hasn't closed the door, it now has multiple locks, and each one needs a different key. The applicants who succeed aren't always the most qualified on paper, they are the ones matched to the right pathway under the current instructions at the right time. If you're weighing up the Skilled Work Experience pathway, the Trades and Technician route, or the traditional points-based Skilled Migrant Category, don't guess. Speak to a licensed immigration adviser.

Get in touch with New Zealand Shores:
www.newzealandshores.com or [email protected]

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Every week we speak to people who are certain they know how to move to New Zealand, right up until the one detail that changes everything. These are the five misconceptions we see most often, and what each one really costs.

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In this video, licensed immigration adviser Charlotte Stockman breaks down the five misconceptions we see most often at New Zealand Shores, and what each one actually costs when it goes unchecked.

The five myths:

1. A job offer guarantees residence. It does not. A job offer may get you a work visa, but residence still requires your qualifications, your work experience and the role itself to meet the criteria. Immigration New Zealand will not tell you whether your job offer makes you residence eligible when they issue your work visa.

2. Any job will qualify you. If a job sounds skilled, people assume it counts. INZ works on policy, not on how a role sounds. The wage and the classification both have to match what the visa requires.

3. You can work out the points system yourself. On the surface it looks like basic maths. In practice it is unrecognised qualifications, work experience that does not count the way you expect, and job offers that look fine but do not meet criteria. A declined application becomes part of your immigration history.

4. A guaranteed job offer from an overseas recruiter is safe. INZ has warned about this pattern repeatedly. A legitimate employer or recruiter cannot charge you for a job. If someone wants money up front to secure your position, that is not a job offer.

5. Minor health issues and expunged convictions do not need declaring. Health conditions are assessed against a specific cost threshold, and convictions generally still need to be declared even where they have been expunged or spent under another country's laws. Leaving either out is treated as withholding information, which is usually a bigger problem than the original issue.

Assumptions feel reasonable until Immigration New Zealand's actual rules say otherwise. That is exactly what a licensed adviser is for: to test your assumptions before INZ does.

Find out where you really stand. Get in touch at [email protected] or book an eligibility assessment with New Zealand Shores: https://www.newzealandshores.com

Chapters
00:00 The one detail that changes everything
00:20 Myth 1: a job offer guarantees residence
01:05 Myth 2: any skilled sounding job qualifies
01:50 Myth 3: the points system is simple enough to do yourself
02:35 Myth 4: guaranteed job offers from overseas recruiters
03:20 Myth 5: minor health issues and expunged convictions
04:05 What all five have in common

Charlotte Stockman is a Licensed Immigration Adviser with New Zealand Shores Ltd, a Hamilton-based immigration advisory practice operating since 2009.

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Applying for jobs in New Zealand but hearing nothing back?

It's rarely about your qualifications. In this video, Charlotte from New Zealand Shores breaks down why a compliant job offer is the foundation of both the Accredited Employer Work Visa and Skilled Migrant Category residence pathways, why overseas applicants get overlooked, and how a licensed immigration adviser can turn things around.

We cover:
✅ Why no job offer means no visa under most NZ pathways
✅ The real reasons employers hesitate to hire from overseas
✅ Wage and skill threshold pitfalls that sink otherwise strong offers
✅ How to present yourself the way NZ employers actually expect

📩 Get in touch: [email protected]

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