New Zealand Immigration Law

New Zealand Immigration | Recruitment

New Zealand Job Check

Navigating the Job Check and Labour Market Testing requirements can be complex, but NZIL is here to streamline the process.

Our free Job Check Webinar will Cover:

Job Check Introduction

Labour Marketing Testing

Job Check Tips & Pitfalls

Employer Obligations

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Missed our webinar? Watch the on-demand recording of our Job Check webinar and learn valuable insights.

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Our service ensures your business meets Immigration NewZealand’s Job Check and Labour Market Testing requirements, allowing you tohire international workers seamlessly. NZIL helps you verify local talentavailability, meet advertising standards, and navigate the application process.

With our expertise, you can reduce the risk of visa delaysand ensure full compliance with immigration regulations, making it easier tosecure skilled overseas talent for your business needs.

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How our consultation helps your application get approved

As Immigration Lawyers and Licensed Advisers, we will help you make a strong case to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) that meets all of their requirements and ticks every box.

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

Pitfalls & Considerations

Advice on writing and receiving support letters

Obtaining necessary documentation

Assessing the final application and submitting it to INZ

Dealing with any issues raised by INZ

Managing your application right through to conclusion

Helping you review a rejected application and the reasons why

Maintaining contact with your application

Our Job Check Experts

Aaron Martin

Principal Lawyer (NZIL)

Daniel Kim

Immigration Lawyer (NZIL)

Maggie Zhu

Licensed Adviser (NZIR)

Winnie Wang

Immigration Adviser (NZIR)

Frequently Asked Job Check Questions

What is the process for getting a prospective employee a work visa?

Employers must become accredited and have a job check approved, before an accredited employer work visa application can be prepared for the staff member. The only alternative pathway for employers to obtain work visas is to use the Specific Purpose work visa category, but these are criteria are narrowly prescribed and this is not an option available for staff members seeking to come to New Zealand for full-time ongoing work.

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How long will the process take?

The process can be very lengthy particularly the employer is not accredited and does not have a job check already approved. The processing times of these 2 employer applications can be lengthy. Requests to expedite the processing can be presented, but they have to be very cogent business reasons. The work visa application process itself can be 8 weeks or more and is influenced by Immigration New Zealand's workflow also processes associated with particular nationalities.

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