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Updates from INZ - Changes to AEWV for Bringing Family

26/6/2024

The New Zealand Government has implemented additional amendments to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme. Effective immediately, holders of AEWV in ANZSCO level 4 or 5 roles are no longer eligible to sponsor work, student, or visitor visa applications for their partners and children.
However, partners and dependent children of AEWV holders may still pursue their own work, student, or visitor visas independently, provided they comply with existing immigration rules.
The following are not impacted by this change:

Individuals who already possess visas as partners or dependent children of an AEWV holder.
Ongoing applications from partners or dependent children of an AEWV holder submitted prior to June 26 will be assessed based on the regulations effective on the application date.
AEWV holders in ANZSCO level 4 or 5 positions who have a pathway to residency. This includes individuals in roles listed on the Green List or under a Sector Agreement with a residency pathway, as well as those earning at least 1.5 times the current median wage (now $31.61).
AEWV holders in ANZSCO level 1, 2, or 3 roles.

This modification is part of a series of adjustments made to the AEWV scheme earlier this year, aiming to realign with the criteria similar to those of the previous Essential Skills Work Visa.

Source: INZ website

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Expanded Work Rights for Partners of Students

21/6/2024

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The New Zealand Government has broadened the eligibility criteria for work visas to include more partners of students pursuing studies in Green List occupations.

Partners can now apply for a Partner of Student Work Visa, granting them open work rights, if their significant other is enrolled in a specified level 7 or 8 bachelor's or bachelor's (honours) degree leading directly to professional registration required for a Green List role.

This expansion covers Green List roles where occupational registration, rather than specific qualifications, is necessary, such as for nurses, doctors, and teachers.

Additionally, for those granted a Partner of Student Work Visa, any school-aged dependents will be considered domestic students for tuition fee purposes and can apply for a Dependent Child Student Visa.

Source: INZ website

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