Immigration NZ - Latest News [Page 2]
Record Number Of Applications Received In One Day Following Phase 2 Of The 2021 Resident Visa Category Opening
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 4:42 pm | Immigration NZ
Today marked the successful launch of Phase 2 of the Government’s one-off 2021 Resident Visa, with applications opening at 10am for more than 110,000 migrants in New Zealand. As at 4pm today, a total of 8,220 visa applications have been received ... More >>
Phase 2 Applications For The 2021 Resident Visa Open On 1 March
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 3:09 pm | Immigration NZ
Phase 2 applications for the 2021 Resident Visa will open from 10am on Tuesday 1 March, but submitting an application on the first day does not mean it will be processed first, says Immigration New Zealand’s Head of Digital and Programmes, Darren Calder. ... More >>
2021 Resident Visa Applications To Open Early For Up To 10,500 People
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 2:12 pm | Immigration NZ
Up to 10,500 people who were eligible to apply for a 2021 Resident Visa from 1 March 2022 will now be able to apply from next week, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) announced today. INZ General Manager Geoff Scott says good progress is being made with processing ... More >>
More Than 1,000 People Become New Zealand Residents Before Christmas
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 10:21 am | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has granted residence to more than 1,000 people under the new 2021 Resident Visa category since phase one applications opened on 1 December 2021. As at 22 December, a total of 1,057 people have had their resident visa granted, ... More >>
Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship Visa Category Now Open
Friday, 5 November 2021, 1:32 pm | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is pleased to confirm that the Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship visa category is now open. Interested community organisations are invited to apply to become an Approved Sponsor under the Community Organisation ... More >>
Third Employer Charged As A Result Of Immigration New Zealand’s Construction Sector Compliance Work
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 12:02 pm | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed charges against another employer over the use of unlawful migrant labour in the building and construction sector in Auckland. The prosecution centres on two migrant workers located at a Tamaki building site ... More >>
Further Charges Filed Following INZ Construction Sector Compliance Work
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 2:06 pm | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed further charges over the use of unlawful migrant labour in the building and construction sector. Four charges have been laid against an Auckland-based employer under section 350(1)(b) of the Immigration Act ... More >>
Charges Laid Following INZ Compliance Operation
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 10:33 am | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed a charge over the use of unlawful migrant labour by an employer at an Auckland construction site. The prosecution under section 350(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 2009 follows an INZ compliance operation carried ... More >>
Immigration New Zealand Adapts To Changing Immigration Demands
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 9:37 am | Immigration NZ
The immigration system is facing an unprecedented challenge as New Zealand continues to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic. With border restrictions remaining in place for almost 12 months, incoming visa volumes from people who are offshore have ... More >>
Refugee Quota To Resume On A Limited Basis
Friday, 5 February 2021, 3:10 pm | Immigration NZ
New Zealand’s Refugee Quota Programme is resuming with small groups of refugee families beginning to arrive for resettlement in February 2021. New Zealand’s annual refugee programme is a reflection of our international humanitarian commitments to ... More >>
INZ Statement On Cruise Ship Le Laperouse
Friday, 29 January 2021, 2:45 pm | Immigration NZ
This statement can be attributed to Peter Elms, INZ National Manager Border. The New Zealand border is currently closed to all but New Zealand citizens and residents and foreign nationals who are determined to have a critical purpose for coming to ... More >>
INZ To Assist With Repatriation Of Migrants Deemed To Be In Extreme Hardship
Friday, 11 September 2020, 5:00 pm | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is using unspent deportations budget to help repatriate foreign nationals who are stuck in New Zealand and facing extreme hardship. “This is for people who have been assessed as being in extreme hardship and unable to support ... More >>
Guilty Verdicts In Slavery And Trafficking Trial
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 3:54 pm | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) says today’s guilty verdicts in a significant slavery and human trafficking trial at the High Court in Napier demonstrate that this kind of abhorrent behaviour by employers will not be tolerated. Joseph Auga Matamata has ... More >>
Company fined $14,400 for use of illegal migrant labour
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 3:56 pm | Immigration NZ
Ace Steel Beam Limited and its sole director, Linan Sun, have been charged and fined for breaches of the Immigration Act 2009 for illegal employment of migrant workers. More >>
Illegal workers deported
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 11:08 am | Immigration NZ
A group of eight Chinese nationals working unlawfully in the construction industry have been deported following an investigation and compliance action by Immigration New Zealand (INZ). More >>
INZ urges visitors to use official apps or website for NZeTA
Monday, 14 October 2019, 10:43 am | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is concerned about the number of unauthorised third party visa websites overcharging visitors to New Zealand. More >>
More than 100,000 NZeTAs processed
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 11:33 am | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is encouraged by the number of travellers who have requested their NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) ahead of it becoming mandatory from 1 October 2019. More >>
Migrant exploitation results in fine and home detention
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 10:10 am | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand is warning employers; there will be rigorous prosecution of employers who exploit migrants More >>
Student fraud in Vietnam
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 11:44 am | Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and Education New Zealand have agreed to an industry and agent engagement programme to grow high-quality student enrolments from the Vietnam market and deter fraud. More >>
Pacific Quota Ballot Today
Friday, 7 June 2019, 10:14 am | Immigration NZ
A total of 650 places are available under the Pacific Access Category for nationals from Tonga (250), Fiji (250), Tuvalu (75) and Kiribati (75). More >>
