


The Year Ahead
From mid-2022, a new three-stage application process for work visas will be introduced. This will affect employers, who will need to become familiar with the new rules and become accredited before borders open to skilled migrants.

Accreditation delay- What employers should know
Are you an employer or migrant worker? NZIL Lawyer Aaron Martin explains how to time your visa application with the new rules.

Several overseas INZ offices to close this month
INZ announces office closures in India, South Africa, and Manila and redundancies in Beijing, a cost-saving measure to offset an 80% drop in applications.

Immigration update for migrants, what you can do right now
Due to COVID-19, there have been a lot of delays and disruption to visa processing, and those changes have caused significant confusion amongst migrants.

We need to protect our skilled labour pool, here is how we can do it …
People may currently be unable to leave the country due to restricted airline services, other countries preventing arrivals, and a deteriorating position internationally.

How the Talent skill visa changes will impact employers
On Tuesday 17 September the Government announced significant changes to work visas in New Zealand. Aaron Martin, Principal Lawyer at New Zealand Immigration Law, weighs in on the impact the Talent Skill visa changes will have for employers.

Employer-assisted work visa changes proposed by Government
New Zealand Immigration changes ahead? The Government is proposing to make changes to the employer assisted work visa due to be implemented over 2019-2020, but will they make things more complicated?

Major bureaucratic flaws in New Zealand’s immigration system
Leading Auckland immigration lawyer Aaron Martin knows from extensive experience with clients exactly where the frustrations and incompetencies of the New Zealand immigration current process lie.