New Zealand Immigration Opportunity – Employer Work Visa (2024)
Accredited Employer Work Visa
New Zealand has had a long history of immigration from Britain, with the migrant inflow being especially important in the second half of the 19th century. War and economic depression disrupted immigration at various times in the first half of the 20th century, but there was another surge of British immigration to New Zealand in the decades after the Second World War.
Between 1947 and 1975, a total of 77,000 women, children and men arrived from Great Britain under the assisted immigration scheme. Smaller numbers came from the Netherlands and some other European countries. Non-British immigrants in particular introduced new customs, foods, ideas and practices, and together with later arrivals helped shape modern New Zealand society.
New Zealand was first inhabited by the people of Ngāpuhi (tribe of the Far North), the first explorer to reach New Zealand was the intrepid ancestor, Kupe. Using the stars and ocean currents as his navigational guides, he ventured across the Pacific on his waka hourua (voyaging canoe) from his ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki.
The first European to sight New Zealand was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. He was on an expedition to discover a great Southern continent ‘Great South Land’ that was believed to be rich in minerals. In 1642, while searching for this continent, Tasman sighted a ‘large high-lying land’ off the West Coast of the South Island.
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- Work in New Zealand for an accredited employer who has offered you at least 30 hours work a week.
- Study for up to 3 months in any 12 month period, or do any study required as part of your employment.
- If you are eligible, apply for a Straight to Residence Visa, Work to Residence Visa, Care Workforce Work to Residence Visa or Transport Work to Residence Visa.
- If you are eligible, use skilled work experience in New Zealand to claim points towards the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa
On 27 November 2023, New Zealand Government introduced a maximum continuous stay and a longer maximum visa length. If you are paid at least NZD$29.66 an hour (the February 2023 median wage), your visa may be valid for up to 5 years. If you have an existing AEWV, you may be able to apply for your visa balance.
This visa links you with the employer who offered you the visa application for the length of your visa. If your situation changes, you must apply to vary the conditions of your visa or apply for a Job Change or apply for a new visa.
You may be able to support a work visa for your partner and visitor or student visas for your dependent children. You can only support your dependent child’s visitor or student visa if you earn at least NZD $43,322.76 each year.
In your visa application you must include:
- a copy of the employment agreement and job description
- a signed copy of the job offer.
The employment agreement must include:
- your employer’s name, address and phone number
- your name and address
- your job title
- the address for your place of work
- the kind of work you will be doing and your responsibilities at work
- details of any necessary qualifications or work experience
- information about whether you need New Zealand registration to do the work
- what hours you will work and how long the work will be for
- how long you have to take up the job offer
- pay and work conditions that comply with New Zealand employment law.
Your employment agreement must be with an accredited employer who has a history of compliance with immigration and employment law.