Consultation on immigration settings for international students
We are consulting on proposals for changes to post-study work rights and the eligibility of student’s partners and their dependent children to work and study in New Zealand.
We are consulting on proposals for changes to post-study work rights and the eligibility of student’s partners and their dependent children to work and study in New Zealand.
We proactively release Cabinet papers and supporting advice on our policy work.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) welcomes the recommendations of the independent review of its processes and procedures relating to the detention of asylum seekers.
The Government has announced its plans to gradually reopen New Zealand’s border this year.
The Government has introduced a Bill that will make targeted amendments to the Immigration Act 2009 focussed on improving both the fiscal sustainability and the integrity of the immigration system.
The Migrant Employment Data (MED) combines Immigration New Zealand’s visa data with Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax data to provide measures of how many people are engaged in the labour market each month, by industry, visa type, geographic area, and demographic characteristics.
Since it began in 2007, the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme has enabled employers in the horticulture and viticulture sector to recruit an annually capped number of seasonal workers from eligible Pacific Island countries to plant, maintain, harvest, or pack crops.
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