Apr 5, 2024 | News
Starting from May 2024, secondary school teachers have a new, faster pathway to residence through the Green List Straight to Residence process. The recent announcement by the government adds secondary school teachers to the high-demand Tier 1 Green List...
Sep 19, 2023 | News
If you’re wondering whether you qualify to apply for residency commencing on Friday, September 29, 2023, you may meet the residency application requirements provided you have been working in a Tier 2 Green List or applicable sector agreement role on a temporary...
Sep 14, 2023 | News
Starting from February 2024, a revised median wage of NZD $31.61 per hour will be integrated into the immigration system. Various visa categories, such as work and skilled residence visas, use wage thresholds or criteria linked to this median wage. This adjustment in...
Feb 28, 2023 | News
INZ have warned us since mid-2022 that changes were coming for partners of work visa holders. We have now received clarity from the government on what those changes will look like and take place from 31 May 2023. The key changes are: Partners of work visa holders...
Jan 12, 2023 | News
From 27 February 2023, the Immigration NZ median wage is due to increase to NZD $29.66 an hour for new Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) applications. Occupations covered by sector agreements will also update their minimum hourly rates on this date. Before...
Dec 5, 2022 | News
The Immigration Minister has today announced a delay to controversial changes regarding work rights for partners of some temporary work visa holders. Greenstone Immigration had been waiting for these to come into effect in December 2022 but these have now been...
Nov 18, 2022 | News
Immigration NZ has just announced that they will be offering prioritization of 2021 resident visa processing where the applicants are separated from their offshore partners and/or dependent children. Criteria for prioritisation: your 2021 resident visa must be...
Oct 13, 2022 | News
After a very long time in limbo, applicants with parent category Expressions of Interest in the pool can now look ahead to a future in New Zealand. The reopening of the parent category EOI selection pool on 14 November 2022 for EOIs submitted before 12 October 2022 is...
Oct 12, 2022 | News
Get in fast to apply with only 160 points. After a 2-year break, the first skilled migrant EOI selection is happening on 9 November 2022, with the second on 18 January, and thereafter on the third Wednesday of every following month. Am I eligible? Get in contact with...
Sep 8, 2022 | News
INZ has made more Working Holiday places available Nineteen countries whose capped working holiday schemes had already been filled and closed are being re-opened over the next month, and there will be more places available. Country Re-opening date Extra places to be...
Sep 8, 2022 | News
INZ has just announced some significant changes to the rules around post-study work visas. The changes apply to anyone who has applied for a student visa after 11 May 2022. The changes make it more difficult to obtain a post-study work visa. The conditions and...
Jul 27, 2022 | News
Immigration New Zealand has just provided details of the three new residence pathways for people working in roles on Tier 1 and Tier 2 Green Lists, and those earning at least twice the median wage. There are three sub-categories: Green List, Straight to Residence...
