Employers

Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
Immigration New Zealand mandates accreditation for employers if they wish to hire any migrant workers. During this process three factors will be assessed, namely the employer, the labour market, and the migrant worker. If all three pass evaluation the employer will be able to support employer-assisted work visas.
There are also considerations such as whether an employer should attempt to get accredited at a Standard or High Volume level. A Standard accreditation allows for upto 5 visas per year whereas the High Volume accreditation has no such limitation, however, rules governing the latter are far more exacting.
The above and many other details including new ICT systems are going to comprise the new rules governing employer accreditation which INZ intends to implement in 2022. If you are considering accreditation, please reach out to us and let us help you navigate the new rules and regulations.

As per recent announcement by INZ, new visa applications for accreditation for New Zealand employers will begin from 9 May 2022. 

will begin from 9 May 2022.
The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) is being introduced on 4 July 2022. You must be accredited to hire migrant workers on an AEWV.

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    Employers will need to meet minimum standards including:

    Have an NZ Business Number, this will enable Immigration NZ to make certain checks with MBIE or through publicly available information.
    You must be registered as an employer with Inland Revenue (IRD)
    Your business must be in a sound financial position (such as being profitable, having a positive cash flow or access to funding) Businesses operating for less than 12 months must provide evidence they are in a sound financial position
    No recent history of regulatory non-compliance
    Make a commitment to minimise any risk of migrant worker exploitation
    No recent history of non-compliance with employment and immigration laws
    To ensure that your workforce needs are not impacted by this new change, pre-plan for the upcoming changes and if you require professional assistance with your accreditation, please contact us.

    Support visa applications for your employees

    What should you know about supporting your migrant workers?
    A typical New Zealand business, large or small, has a workforce made up of New Zealand citizens, permanent residents, and migrants here on a temporary visa. Temporary visas are issued with varying work rights and quite often an employer is required to support a migrant’s work visa application in order for them to work (or continue working) for the employer.
    As announced in November 2019, INZ has been working on a new platform and process to streamline the work visas.
    These changes are to ensure that INZ continues to safeguard the employment interests of New Zealanders while also providing more certainty to the businesses in New Zealand who rely on migrant workforce. INZ believes that these changes will also help reduce instances of migrant exploitation.
    Starting  July 4, 2022, a new Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) will replace six pre-existing work visa classes. All employers supporting migrant workers with this new visa must be accredited.
    Until then, an employer in New Zealand may continue to support their employees for an Essential Skills Work Visa.
    If you require professional assistance when supporting your employee’s visa applications please feel free to contact us

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