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22 May 2023

The Ups and Downs of the Immigration Rollercoaster

It has been a busy couple of months for Immigration policy, with a significant expansion to the Green List residence pathways released, a transport sector agreement put in place, and the long-expected narrowing of the partnership policy announced.

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29 October 2022

Sector Agreements policy and Work to Residence pathway for caregivers announced

Immigration New Zealand yesterday released its Sector Agreement policy, in which it outlined various occupations for which a visa could be obtained even if not remunerated at the median wage.

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19 October 2022

The Parent Category reopens, with a relaxing of the criteria making the news extra sweet

Last week INZ announced that, following a hiatus that has in practice lasted many years, the parent category is set to reopen and is going to do so with a more relaxed set of criteria.

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13 October 2022

Skilled Migrant Category Reopening in November

Yesterday the government made a long-awaited announcement about the reopening of two resident visa categories: the Parent Category and the Skilled Migrant Category.

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29 September 2022

Remote Working - Know Your Tax Risks

Remote working became the norm during the height of the pandemic, and since then employers seem to be far more willing to allow staff to work from home.

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9 September 2022

Immigration Rebalance Continues as Post-Study Work Visa Changes Implemented

  Changes have now been implemented to the Post-Study work visa eligibility criteria, and the conditions of work visas granted under this category.

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