8 July 2020
In what is widely thought to be the final act of this nature, the New Zealand Government announced, on 7 July 2020, that it will automatically be extending employer-assisted work visas expiring between 10 July 2020 …
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June 2020
Appeal Decision on Retail Manager Positions
1 July 2020
The Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) has recently found that a franchise agreement does not prevent a Retail Store Manager’s role from being assessed as skilled, leaving open the possibility of making a successful application under the …
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Entry Through the Closed Border for “Critical Workers”
19/06/2020
INZ has now released its full detailed policy on the requirements that must be met in order for a person to be granted an exception to enter on the basis of being an “other critical worker”. A general outline …
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New Border Entry Criteria from Thursday 18 June 2020
15 June 2020
In our most recent article we predicted that Immigration New Zealand (INZ) would make some announcements on limited softening of the border entry criteria last week and that has indeed happened with the announcements made on Friday …
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Avatar Did It – Here’s How You Can Too – Economic Border Exception Process Explained
05 June 2020
As many readers of this article are aware the New Zealand Government has recently revealed, through Economic Development Minister Hon. Phil Twyford, the existence of a very little known category for border exceptions. This category is for …
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Leave without pay could save the day
A possible win/win
As many employers face the possibility of making employees redundant, the question of placing people in a holding pattern of leave without pay for a period of time comes up. The idea here is that the employee …
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Immigration update for employers and hr professionals
Lane Neave's immigration experts will provide an update on the current immigration landscape as New Zealand begins to emerge from Alert Levels 4 and 3.
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Immigration may newsletter
May 2020
Tough new labour market testing guidelines for work visa applications
As predicted in our recent articles, webinars and comments, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has now issued specific advice and guidance to their visa processing staff on ‘labour market testing’ (LMT) and ‘employment sustainability’ requirements for Essential Skills work visa applications. …
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Student visas: a possible “lifeline” for former work visa holders
Obtaining a student visa maybe a good option to continue to lawfully stay in New Zealand in the short and medium-term, to increaseyour chances of securing employment in a post-COVID-19 world.
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