Tag: work visa

  • New wage rates may impact work visas

    New wage rates may impact work visas

    Auckland-based immigration lawyer, Aaron Martin, believes that the government’s decision to increase the minimum wage could impact the eligibility of migrant workers for work and residence visas. The New Zealand Government has lifted the minimum wage to $18.90 per hour effective April 2020 – before raising it to a $20…

  • NZ moves to ‘online’ only submission for Working Holiday

      From 18 April 2014, New Zealand Immigration has stopped accepting physical submission for Working Holiday Schemes. “A change to immigration regulations means that all working holiday scheme (WHSs) applications must be submitted using the online application system,” says a statement issued by the immigration authority. “Any manual applications received…