If you want to hire a migrant worker, Employer accreditation is compulsory.

Read more to find out how your business can become accredited now.

Why get accredited now?

If you rely on immigration to fill the roles you need, and a migrant workforce is critical to your business, don’t leave it to the last minute. Act now to prevent disruption.

Establish now that you meet the necessary requirements for accreditation status by Immigration New Zealand, rather than waiting until it’s too late or urgently needed.

When you're accredited NOW you will be able to:

  • Establish a smooth path for recruitment to help you keep your business thriving.
  • Have two years of breathing space before you need to reapply.
  • Enjoy faster, smoother processing on future work visas.

In order to be accredited, your business must:

  1. Be in a sound financial position
  2. Have human resource policies and processes which are of a high standard
  3. Have good workplace practices, including a history of compliance with all of New Zealand’s immigration and employment laws
  4. Have a clear commitment to training and employing New Zealand citizens or residence class visa holders (and show that they make up a significant part of their workforce)

How we help you get accredited

As Immigration Lawyers, we will help you make a strong case to Immigration New Zealand that you can and do meet all of their requirements – ensuring your application ticks every box INZ is looking for.

This can include (as required on a case-by-case basis):

Update HR

Update HR

Updating your HR policies to meet new criteria – at New Zealand Immigration Lawyers we have an HR partner who can take care of this aspect for you.

Identify Areas of Weakness

Identify Areas of Weakness

Reviewing and assessing your existing documentation – and identifying areas of weakness and setting a strategy for improving the documentation.

Obtaining Documents

Obtaining Documents

Obtaining necessary documentation to address issues of concern that will be focused on by Immigration New Zealand.

Submittion Applications

Submitting Application

Assessing the final application and submitting it to Immigration New Zealand – our promise is that we will not let your application get to the submission stage without being confident that it will pass.

Dealing with Immigration

Dealing with Immigration

Dealing with any issues raised by Immigration New Zealand after their assessment.

Stress-Free Application

Stress-Free Application

Managing your application right through to conclusion – so you don’t have to stress about it on top of the day-to-day running of your business.

Even if you think your situation is complicated, or you worry your small business won’t meet the accreditation standards, the circumstances may not be as difficult as you think. Over the past 20 years we’ve helped clients and companies with all kinds of circumstances, and we’re confident that we can help you and your organisation in your time of need.

Jumpstart the Process with New Zealand Immigration Law. We will ensure you have the best chance of success at gaining Accreditation status.