Accredited Employer Work Visa
This visa can be applied when you have a job offer from an accredited employer, and skills and qualifications for the job.
The onus of finding genuine employment from an accredited employer in New Zealand is on the client. Due to recent media reports on migrant exploitation, Immigration New Zealand has made a few changes to the Accredited employer work visa requirements for applicants and employers.
The changes mainly relate to the skills, qualification, experience and duration of the visa.
Job titles and responsibilities are based on a Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations by Immigration New Zealand. The current version being referred to for AEWV, SMC and all temporary visas is version 1.3. Here is the link.
Once you are in the link, you can type the occupation name that best matches your job title from the right hand side search bar. The magnifying class next to the job title result will display labels, synonyms, mappings and definitions. The definitions section is generally where the Skill Level popularly knows as ANZSCO level is displayed.
If the ANZSCO level of your job being offered is Skill level 1, 2 or 3, the visa duration can be 5 years provided you meet the median wage and other requirements such as skills, qualification/experience, health and character.
However, if the ANZSCO level of your job being offered is Skill level 4 or 5, then the maximum visa duration can be of 3 years and as an applicant you should have one of the following.
– At least 3 years of relevant work experience or
– Relevant Level 4 qualification or above. If overseas NZQA International qualifications assessment is required or
– A bachelor’s degree or higher is considered relevant and
– IELTS overall score of 4 or equivalent acceptable English language test such as PTE.
For more information, please read the updates here
It must be noted that gaining employment from offshore has always been a difficult process unless you have family or friend here who are willing to guide you. You can read more about searching for jobs on our blog here.
Most employers would like you to have a valid visa in order to apply for a position. This requires the applicant to hold a post study open work visa, any other work visa or a skilled migrant job search visa.
Employers have additional checks too now such as to check someone is suitably qualified, they could ask:
the applicant to do a practical test or demonstrate their knowledge in a job interview or
to see documents that support their resume or CV.
We would also request applicants to check for fake visas, scams, or offers that are too good to be true from unlicensed agents. Please do refer to the Immigration New Zealand website regularly.
Why New Zealand
New Zealand is one of the few countries that puts families first. An employees well-being is very important to organisations that employ you thereby creating a perfect work-life balance.
Having worked in both India and New Zealand, our team can guide you on what to expect when you transition to the land of the long white cloud.
Working in New Zealand will prove to be an invaluable experience and you will immediately spot some notable differences to work experiences you may have had back home.
Professionalism, punctuality, honesty and hard work are some of the things that all kiwi businesses expect.
Companies in New Zealand respect your culture and expect you to do the same. They value work and family equally and put people first.
The New Zealand Immigration link below provides some great insights of how it is to work in New Zealand.
https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/work-in-nz/nz-way-of-working
Why Kiwi Fern
You may have finished your study programme in New Zealand and are eligible for a post study work visa or you may be successful under an essential skills visa. Watch our video on tips for essential skills visa.
You could be married recently or are a partner of a New Zealand citizen or resident and applying for a work visa or you are applying for a visa as a partner of a student. Watch our video on tips for partnership applications.
Our experienced team has helped many immigrants and is happy to have a chat and discuss further with you. Watch some of our clients share their experiences.
New Zealand Essential Skills Work Visa
This visa can be applied when you are successful in gaining employment onshore or offshore.
The onus of finding employment is on the client. However we have a pool of resources and tips that we can point to in gaining an offer of employment. It must be noted that gaining employment from offshore can be a difficult process unless you have an offer of employment from an accredited employer. Read our blog here.
Most employers would like you to have a valid visa in order to apply for the positions which means the applicant either holds a post study open work visa, any other work visa or a skilled migrant job search visa.
This is a skill based visa that is granted between one year to three years depending on the skill band. The skill band is determined based on the hourly wage for the position.
The ANZSCO code also plays an important part in determining the skill level of an occupation. It also depends upon the skills shortages in regions and the long term skills shortage whether a labour market test is required by the employer to support your application. You can check the same using the link below.
Work visas for Partners of New Zealand Citizens or Residents
Partners of New Zealand citizens or residents are eligible for a work visa if they are living together in a genuine and stable relationship.
Special Work Visas For Partners Of Student Visa Holders
Special work visa holders may be granted multiple entry work visa if their partner holds a student visa to study for a level 7 or 8 qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) in the area of absolute skill shortage as specified in the Long Term Skill Shortage List or a student visa to study for a level 9 or 10 qualification on the NZQF.
If you think you are eligible to apply for an Accredited employer work visa, please book a paid consultation to talk to our advisers.
Work visa for partners of New Zealand Citizens or Residents
Partners of New Zealand citizens or residents are eligible for an open work visa if they are living together in a genuine and stable relationship. The onus of providing the evidence of the relationship lies on the client and the sponsoring partner. This type of visa is called an open work visa that allows the partners to work for any employer in any position.
We guide you through every step in collating information for such an application.
Related Forms
- INZ1015 – Work visa Application
- INZ1225 – Work Visa Declaration Form
- INZ1146 – Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry Applications
- INZ1198 – Partnership based temporary visa Application
- INZ1241 – Partner and Child Temporary Visa Declaration Form
- INZ1243 – VOC Post-Study work visa – Employer Assisted
- INZ1020 – Application for a variation of condition
- INZ1222 – Entrepreneur Work Visa