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1Immigration Guide for Employers - April 2013

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Immigration guide for

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IMMIGRATION GUIDE FOR EMPLOYERS

Ths gude w he you decde the ght categoy fo wokes you may need to suot

though the mmgaton ocess. it exans the acaton ocess and ovdes some

advce on ecutng offshoe and settng new mgants and the fames nto the

new fe n New Zeaand. Moe detaed exanaton of the nstuctons s avaabe at

www.mmgaton.govt.nz o you can hone 0508 55 88 55 to equest coes of gudes

and acaton foms.

iSBN 978-0-478-40195-0

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CONTENTS

IntroductIon 3

Answers to common ImmIgrAtIon questIons 3

Can I hire a worker from another country who is already in New Zealand? 3

Can I hire a worker from another country who does not have a work or

residence class visa? 4

Which immigration category is appropriate to my potential employee/s? 5

Is there a special category if I frequently need to hire skilled people

from offshore? 7

What is a visa? 7

What is the difference between a residence class visa holder and a citizen? 8

Does someone with New Zealand residence need a work visa? 8

How does a person get permanent residence in New Zealand? 8

How do I support someone to work in New Zealand and are there any conditions? 9

What does a job offer need to include if it is part of an immigration application? 9

How is skilled work defined? 9

How can I get a job onto the Long Term or Immediate Skill Shortage lists? 10

Can a foreign-born worker bring their family with them? 10

Does someone working for food and board need a work visa? 10

What is the New Zealand Residence Programme? 11

Can someone with a criminal conviction work in New Zealand? 11

Is there any type of work not allowed on a temporary visa? 11

resIdence And work vIsA InstructIons 12

The Skilled Migrant Category 14Talent categories 16

Residence from Work Category 19

Essential Skills work visas 19

Foreign crew of fishing vessels 21

Specific purpose visas 21

Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category programmes 21

Students 22

Working holidays 22

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Family Category for residence 22

General information about applications 23

Interim visas 23

Quick guide to residence and work visa instructions 24

How do I fInd stAff overseAs? 25

SkillFinder 25

Migrant Attraction team in London 25

Planning for the recruitment process 26

Describing the job 28

Finding and interviewing candidates 30

Making a job offer 31

welcomIng And settlIng mIgrAnts 33

Setting expectations 33

Preparing the workplace 34

On arrival 35

Cultural differences 36Review 36

Encouraging residence 37

wHo cAn Help? 37

Immigration New Zealand 37

Support from your industry or region 38

Settlement Support New Zealand 38

New Zealand Qualifications Authority 38

contAct tHe mInIstry of BusIness, InnovAtIon And employment 38

work entItlement cHecklIst 39

Employer obligations under the Immigration Act 2009 39

Is the person you are checking a New Zealand citizen? 39

Checking a New Zealand citizens work entitlement 39

Checking a non-New Zealand citizens work entitlement 39

Did VisaView confirm that this person is entitled to work for you? 39

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INTRODUCTION

A sked wokfoce s essenta to New Zeaands economc gowth. immgaton s

one of the eves Govenment has to he busness gan and etan the sks t needs.

immgaton New Zeaand (at of New Zeaands Mnsty of Busness, innovaton and

Emoyment) s actvey omotng ou county as a geat ace to ve and wok to both

mgants and exat Kws.

Busnesses he eoe fom oveseas fo a vaety of easons, many when they cannot

fnd sutabe staff n New Zeaand. Emoyes te us that hng a mgant benefts thebusness n a vaety of ways, many whch wee unexected. Some emoyes fnd the

ntenatona connectons of a mgant emoyee he the busness exand. Othes say

the ntoducton of new ways of dong thngs can ovde effcency gans and stmuate

nnovaton n the busnesses.

The New Zeaand resdence pogamme ams to match eoe comng to New Zeaand

wth the sks equed by ou wokaces. We aso want to ensue that mgants and

the fames sette we and stay n New Zeaand. Thee ae mute wok and esdence

nstuctons that aow foegn assot hodes to ve and wok n New Zeaand.

ANSwERS TO COMMON IMMIGRATION qUESTIONSCan I hire a orer from another country ho is already in Ne Zealand?

if you want to offe a job to a foegn natona n New Zeaand you must check that they

ae egay abe to wok hee. Ctzens of New Zeaand (ncudng the Cook isands, Nue

and Tokeau) and Austaa do not need a wok vsa to egay wok hee. resdents of

New Zeaand and Austaa do not need a wok vsa to egay wok hee.

A New Zeaand assot; bth cetfcate o ctzensh cetfcate wth hotogah

dentfcaton; esdence cass vsa, o endosement n a foegn assot ndcatng

New Zeaand ctzensh show that a eson s abe to wok hee. An Austaan assot,

Austaan pemanent resdence Vsa o Austaan resdent retun Vsa s aso oofthat they ae abe to wok hee.

Most foegn assot hodes egbe to wok n New Zeaand w have a New Zeaand

esdence cass vsa o New Zeaand wok vsa abe o stam n the assot. Some

eoe may have eectonc vsas and they w be abe to show you a nt out of the

ette eceved fom immgaton New Zeaand. Some foegn assot hodes may have

an endosement n the foegn assot statng that they ae a New Zeaand ctzen.

Hodes of student vsas, who ae abe to wok n New Zeaand, w have the wok

condtons noted n the vsa o may have a ette fom immgaton New Zeaand caed a

Vaaton of Condtons attestng to the enttement to wok.

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Immigration Guide for Employers - April 20134

You can check vsa detas and whethe a foegn natona can egay wok fo you

usng immgaton New Zeaand's onne VsaVew system. VsaVew aows egsteed

New Zeaand emoyes to access ecods hed by immgaton New Zeaand and to check

whethe a eson who s not a New Zeaand ctzen s entted to wok n New Zeaand. it

aso aows egsteed emoyes to confm New Zeaand assot nfomaton ovded

by job seekes. The shang of nfomaton though VsaVew s authosed by egsaton.

if you dont use VsaVew you must check the exy date of the vsa and the condtons

sted on that vsa. Many vsas that ae ganted ony aow a eson to wok fo a

secfc emoye n a secfc ocaton, o fo a mted numbe of hous. if the esonchanges emoye o ocaton they must go though anothe mmgaton vsa ocess

to change the vsa condtons.

if a eson you want to he does not have a vsa vad fo the job you ae offeng they

may be abe to get one wth you suot. if someone who s not egay entted to wok

n New Zeaand woks fo you, you ae commttng a cmna offence.

Fo moe nfomaton seeA Guide to Help Employers Check Work Entitlement, avaabe

fom immgaton New Zeaand.

DID YOU kNOw?

If you use VisaView to check a foreign nationals work entitlement, a positive response will include the

visa expiry date and any work-related conditions of that visa.

Can I hire a orer from another country ho does not hae a or or

residence class isa?

You can make a job offe to someone who does not have a wok o esdence cass vsa

but ths shoud be condtona on them gettng a wok o esdence cass vsa. They may

not stat wokng fo you unt they have the eevant vsa, as descbed above.

Most wok and esdence cass vsa categoes eque a eson to have a job offe

befoe they can get a New Zeaand vsa. To suot someone n the acaton, you

need to estabsh that they ae egbe and thee ae no New Zeaandes avaabe to do

the wok. Ths agey deends on the tye of job they ae beng offeed, and the sks

and exeence n dong that job. They must aso meet the Govenments heath and

chaacte equements, and the quafcatons and wok exeence must be vefed.

DID YOU kNOw?

All work visas are issued on a fixed-term, temporary basis. The only permanent way to live and work

in New Zealand is if you are a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder.

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DID YOU kNOw?

An Inland Revenue (IR) number alone is not proof of a persons legal ability to work in New Zealand.

They must have New Zealand citizenship, a work or residence class visa, or a temporary visa that

specifically allows them to work.

which immigration category is appropriate to my potential employee/s?

Thee ae vaous mmgaton categoes desgned to ensue that eoe mgatng

to New Zeaand have the sks that ae eay needed hee. They aso ensue that noNew Zeaandes ae dsadvantaged by foegn wokes enteng the abou maket.

To wok out f the oston you need to f meets mmgaton equements you need to

answe these questons:

1. is the job consdeed sked accodng to mmgaton nstuctons? Does t eque

exeence and quafcatons?

2. Does t aea on the long Tem Sk Shotage lst?

3. Does t aea on the immedate Sk Shotage lst?

4. Ae thee no New Zeaandes avaabe to do the job?5. is t a shot- o ong-tem oe?

if t s a sked, emanent oston a otenta emoyee shoud check the egbty fo

esdence unde the Sked Mgant Categoy. Ths woks on a onts system wth the

majoty of onts beng eaned fo a job offe n a sked occuaton. peoe who ae

acceted unde the Sked Mgant Categoy w usuay be ganted esdence and can

stay and wok n New Zeaand emanenty. See the detaed Sked Mgant Categoy

nfomaton on age 14.

if the oe s on the long Tem Sk Shotage lst (www.mmgaton.govt.nz/tss), and the

canddate has the wok exeence and quafcatons sted secfcay fo that oston,they may get a wok vsa though the Taent Wok Categoy. A wok vsa w be ganted fo

the ength of the emoyment contact, u to a maxmum of thee yeas. Athough the vsa

s a temoay oton, eoe who come to New Zeaand on ths tye of vsa can ay fo

esdence though the resdence fom Wok ogamme afte wokng hee fo two yeas.

Once hee they cannot wok fo anothe emoye o n anothe ocaton wthout ayng

fo a vaaton to the vsa condtons, n essence gong though anothe acaton

ocess. Once they have been ganted esdence, they may wok fo any emoye.

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A eson who has sks sted on the immedate Sk Shotage lst

(www.mmgaton.govt.nz/ss) s abe to ay fo a temoay wok vsa f they have a

eevant job offe and the wok exeence and quafcatons sted fo that oston.

if the oe you ae seekng to f s not on one of the sk shotage sts o s not

consdeed sked accodng to mmgaton nstuctons, you need to be abe to

demonstate that you cannot fnd sutaby sked o quafed New Zeaand wokes o

New Zeaand wokes who coud be taned to do the wok. immgaton New Zeaand w

undetake a abou maket test to confm ths. The ocess s detaed on age 16.

To go though the abou maket test befoe you have found a canddate you shoud

ay fo Aova n pnce. Ths means that you ae e-aoved to he eoe n

the ostons secfed wthn the tme secfed, tycay sx to tweve months. You can

ay fo Aova n pnce to he many eoe and ths s vad unt you have fed the

numbe of ostons secfed n you acaton, o unt the exy date.

if you have aeady found someone you wsh to emoy, and you can meet the abou

maket test, you can assst the canddate to ay fo an Essenta Sks wok vsa. You

w have to suy nfomaton fo the abou maket test n suot of the acaton.

it s bette to ay fo and be ganted an Aova n pnce n advance as ths

ovdes moe cetanty fo emoye and emoyee.

if you need to emoy someone fo a secfc uose o event (such as nta-cooate

secondment, seno eve tansfe, sots efeee o judge, efomng atst, secast

machney nstae) you may be abe to suot that esons wok vsa acaton

though a Secfc puose o Event Categoy.

peoe wth excetona taent n the feds of at, cutue o sot may, wth the suot

of a ecognsed New Zeaand ogansaton n that fed, be egbe fo a Taent wok vsa.

Sevea ndustes have been ecognsed by immgaton New Zeaand as exeencng

shotages of abou. Seasona abou schemes ae beng tested and deveoed to he n

these aeas. Tak to busness ogansatons n you ndusty to fnd out what s gong on

n you aea o vst www.mmgaton.govt.nz to see the atest nfomaton.

peoe hodng wok vsas that have been ganted due to a job offe, can ony wok fo

that emoye, n that ocaton, and ony fo the tem secfed on the vsa. Befoe

the vsa exes, they must go though the wok vsa ocess agan and must meet the

mmgaton equements that ae cuent at that tme. They may quafy fo anothe

categoy by that tme. Fo exame, many eoe wth New Zeaand wok vsas may ate

be egbe fo esdence unde the Sked Mgant Categoy.

peoe who hod a cuent Austaan pemanent resdent vsa o a cuent Austaan

resdent retun vsa can get New Zeaand esdence at the bode ovded they meet

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ou standad mmgaton chaacte and heath equements. These can be found at

www.mmgaton.govt.nz.

DID YOU kNOw?

Holders of an open work visa can work for anyone in New Zealand. Open work visas are often issued

to the partners of people on more restrictive visas or young people on a working holiday.

Is there a special category if I freuently need to hire silled people from offshore?

By becomng an accedted emoye you can channe osectve emoyees though the

Taent wok vsa categoy. Ths s a good oton when youd ke to be abe to he sevea

staff ove a eod of tme. Ths categoy aows eoe to gan a esdent vsa afte

wokng hee fo two yeas unde the resdence fom Wok Categoy.

The Taent (Accedted Emoye) wok nstuctons eque that osectve emoyees

meet any occuatona egstaton equements n the ndusty, ae aged 55 yeas

o unde, w be ad a saay of at east NZ$55,000, have a job offe of at east 30

hous a week fo two yeas o moe, and meet ou standad mmgaton heath and

chaacte equements.

To become an accedted emoye you need to ay to immgaton New Zeaand

and show that you busness s n a sound fnanca oston, has a hgh standad of

human esouces oces and ocesses, s commtted to emoyng and tanng

New Zeaandes, that you comy wth mmgaton and emoyment aw and ae a good

emoye. Emoyes ae accedted fo tweve months at a tme.

Once accedted and when you have found staff, you need to make them a job offe that

comes wth the condtons as above to suot the acaton.

To fnd out moe about emoye accedtaton vst www.mmgaton.govt.nz/emoy.

what is a isa?

A vsa aows a eson to tave to the New Zeaand bode and, ovded they meet enty

equements, to stay n New Zeaand n accodance wth the condtons of the vsa.

Vsas exe when a eson eaves the county uness they have tave condtons aowng

mute enty to New Zeaand. A eson who s n New Zeaand may ay fo a futhe

vsa f they wsh to stay ast the vsa exy date. They may aso ay to vay the

condtons of the vsa.

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what is the difference beteen a residence class isa holder and a citizen?

A esdence cass vsa hode s egay and emanenty aowed to ve n New Zeaand

athough they do not have a of the ghts and veges of a New Zeaand ctzen.

These ncude beng abe to hod a New Zeaand assot, eceve some educatona

schoashs, o eesent New Zeaand n some ntenatona sots. Ownng ua and s

aso dffcut fo those eoe who ae not New Zeaand ctzens.

peoe who have been esdent n New Zeaand fo fve yeas, and meet condtons set

by the Deatment of intena Affas, ae abe to ay fo New Zeaand ctzensh. Fo

moe nfomaton vst www.da.govt.nz.

Does someone ith Ne Zealand residence need a or isa?

No. A New Zeaand esdence cass vsa hodes ae entted to wok n New Zeaand fo

any emoye.

Ho does a person get permanent residence in Ne Zealand?

Thee ae two otons fo sked wokes to ay fo New Zeaand esdence: the Sked

Mgant Categoy and the resdence fom Wok Categoy.

Fo wokes, the Sked Mgant Categoy s the most dect athway to esdence nNew Zeaand. it s desgned to make sue that those mgatng to New Zeaand have the

sks that the county needs.

Ths categoy woks on a onts system. ponts ae eaned on the bass of an acants

quafcatons, wok exeence, age, and job o job offe n New Zeaand. Bonus onts

can be eaned f the job, job offe, o exeence s n an ndusty whch has been

dentfed as havng a sks shotage o gowth otenta.

The Sked Mgant Categoy s exaned n moe deta on age 14.

peoe who have hed a wok vsa unde the Taent wok nstuctons may ay fo

New Zeaand esdence unde the resdence fom Wok Categoy afte they have beenwokng hee fo two yeas. Some eoe who hod a Taent wok vsa may aso ean

enough onts to ay fo esdence unde the Sked Mgant Categoy. They coud

ay unde the Sked Mgant Categoy f they ddnt want to wat the two-yea eod

to quafy fo esdence unde the resdence fom Wok Categoy.

peoe who wsh to nvest n New Zeaand o estabsh a busness hee can ay fo wok

vsas unde the long-Tem Busness Categoy and esdence unde the Enteeneu

and investo categoes.

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peoe who have cose famy n New Zeaand may be abe to get esdence though one

of the Famy categoes. New Zeaand aso gants esdence to a mted numbe of

efugees and eoe fom cetan pacfc sand natons each yea.

See ou webste fo moe nfomaton on each of these esdence categoes.

Ho do I support someone to or in Ne Zealand and are there any conditions?

immgaton nstuctons aow fo an emoye to suot a otenta emoyees acaton

fo a wok o esdence vsa by ovdng a job offe. Howeve, ths s ony acabe f the

emoyee and/o emoye meet the ctea of one of the cuent mmgaton nstuctons.The wod suot s used, athe than sonso n such acatons.

Emoyes may act as sonsos unde the Taent (Ats/Cutue/Sots) wok nstuctons

fo both Wok to resdence and resdence fom Wok categoes.

Moe nfomaton on what s equed of an emoye to suot a wok o esdence

acaton can be found on age 24.

pa : As an emoye thee w be tmes when you emoyees may eque

mmgaton advce. Anyone ovdng advce about New Zeaand mmgaton mattes

must be censed, uness they ae exemt unde the immgaton Advses lcensng

Act 2007. Fo futhe nfomaton on how you ae abe to assst you emoyees,ease see the Factsheet for Employers: What to do when your employee needs

immigration advice at www.aa.govt.nz/advse/educatos-emoyes.as.

what does a job offer need to include if it is part of an immigration application?

An offe of emoyment shoud ncude fu contact detas fo the emoye and osectve

emoyee, and an emoyment ageement ncudng a job descton and eson

secfcaton. These documents shoud secfy the tye of wok offeed, quafcatons and

exeence equed us detas of ay and wokng condtons. You may aso be asked to

ovde evdence that you ae offeng the aoate maket ate to the eson you wsh

to emoy. Fo moe detaed nfomaton on makng a job offe see age 31.

Ho is silled or defined?

Sked emoyment s wok that uses secast, technca o management exetse.

Ths exetse may have been ganed though ecognsed eevant quafcatons o

evous wok exeence.

Sk eve s may detemned by the occuatons acement on the Austaan and

New Zeaand Standad Cassfcaton of Occuatons (ANZSCO), an ndeendent st of

occuatons comed by Statstcs New Zeaand and the Austaan Bueau of Statstcs.

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Sk eve one occuatons ae the hghest sked and sk eve fve occuatons ae the

owest sked. To access the ANZSCO, see ou webste www.mmgaton.govt.nz/anzsco.

Ho can I get a job onto the Long Term or Immediate Sill Shortage lists?

The immedate Sk Shotage lst (iSSl) and the long Tem Sk Shotage lst (lTSSl)

ae nstuctons nstuments though whch Govenment seeks to utse mmgaton as

at of the souton to meet sk shotages and sk gas.

The iSSl and lTTSl ae evewed once a yea wth submssons consdeed fom ndusty

eesentatves and emoyes. The evew ocess ncudes checkng eseach onntenatona sk shotages, New Zeaand abou maket eots, consutaton wth

ndusty ogansatons, unons, othe govenment deatments and, n the case of

addtons to the lTSSl, Mnstea aova.

Moe nfomaton on makng a submsson can be found at www.mmgaton.govt.nz.

Can a foreign-born orer bring their family ith them?

Yes, they can bng the atne and deendent chden f they meet heath, chaacte

and, n some cases, Engsh anguage equements.

Whee a osectve emoyee s ayng fo a wok vsa, the atne may be egbefo an oen wok vsa and the schoo-age chden egbe fo student vsas.

Whee the osectve emoyee s ayng fo New Zeaand esdence the atne and

chden woud odnay be at of that acaton and may aso be ganted esdence f

the acaton s successfu.

The atne of an acant must be egay maed to, o n a cv unon o de facto

eatonsh wth, the acant. They must be abe to show that the eatonsh

s genune and stabe. A atne w ony be ganted esdence f both eoe n the

atnesh have been vng togethe fo at east 12 months.

Deendent chden can be aged u to 19 yeas n the case of eoe ayng fo wok

vsas and 24 yeas fo esdence cass vsas. To be consdeed deendent, chden need not

ve wth an acant but must be abe to ove that the deendant ees many on the

acant o the atne fo fnanca suot. They must not have chden of the own.

Does someone oring for food and board need a or isa?

Yes. Any actvty undetaken fo gan o ewad s egaded as emoyment. Ths

ncudes any wok done n etun fo money, goods o sevces such as boad, tansot,

food o cothng. peoe undetakng emoyment n New Zeaand must be egay

aowed to wok hee n that oe, whch means havng the coect wok o esdence

cass vsa o ctzensh.

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what is the Ne Zealand Residence Programme?

The New Zeaand resdence pogamme (NZrp) contans esdence goas set by

Govenment to meet New Zeaands ongong sks equements and humantaan

commtments. The numbe of aces avaabe to mgants unde the NZrp s evewed by

Cabnet eodcay.

Cuenty the ovea NZrp s set at 135,000 to 150,000 aoved aces between

Juy 2011 and June 2014. Ths ncudes:

the Sked/Busness steam (aoxmatey 80,700 to 89,925 aces), the Uncaed Famy Sonsoed steam, ncudng patne and Deendent Chd

categoes (aoxmatey 29,700 to 32,100 aces, fo the annng uoses of

immgaton New Zeaand),

the Caed Famy Sonsoed steam, ncudng paent, Sbngs and Adut Chd

categoes (aoxmatey 14,850 to 16,500 aces), and

the intenatona/Humantaan steam (aoxmatey 9,750 to 11,475 aces).

Can someone ith a criminal coniction or in Ne Zealand?

A eoe enteng New Zeaand must meet ou chaacte equements. peoe whohave seous cmna convctons w not be aowed nto the county. Fo moe secfc

nfomaton go to ou webste and see the nfomaton on chaacte equements.

Is there any type of or not alloed on a temporary isa?

A eson wth a temoay vsa cannot ovde commeca sexua sevces, o oeate o

nvest n a busness of osttuton n New Zeaand. peoe wth oen wok vsas can wok

n any othe job. it s u to the emoye to check the wok vsas of emoyees and make

sue the wok meets any estctons that ae noted n the vsa.

DID YOU kNOw?

New Zealand employers may offer employment to any foreign national but the prospective employee

cannot start work until they have the appropriate work or residence class visa.

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RESIDENCE AND wORk vISA INSTRUCTIONS

New Zeaand esdence nstuctons ae geaed towads attactng those mgants

who have the sks that ae n demand n New Zeaand. Ths not ony contbutes to the

gowth and osety of New Zeaand busnesses, but aso ensues that mgants can

fnd decent wok and a ace to ft nto.

The nstuctons whch defne to whom wok vsas can be ganted, am to addess

secfc, moe mmedate, sk shotages and emoye needs. Whe an ndusty's o

emoyes needs ae motant n wok vsa decsons, these must be baanced wth thesecuty needs of ou county and the need to ensue that the enty of wokes fom

offshoe does not undemne the wages and condtons of New Zeaand wokes.

Wok vsas ae ganted on a temoay bass. Howeve, eoe who have woked egay n

New Zeaand may be abe to ay fo New Zeaand esdence f they subsequenty meet

the ctea n ou esdence nstuctons.

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VISAOPTIONSFO

REMPLOYINGANOVERSEASWORKER

WorktoresidencevisaLTSSL1o

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Employermust

provideevidenceof

attemptstorecruit

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Applicantsubmitsan

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workvisavalidfor

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workvisawithpath

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Applicantmayget

workvisavalidfor

uptofiveyears,

dependentonskilllevel

andtermofjoboffer

Applicantcanapply

forresidenceif

InvitedtoApply

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occupationis

onLTS

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INZ1031

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The Silled Migrant Category

The Sked Mgant Categoy s desgned to make sue that those mgatng to

New Zeaand have the sks that the county needs and s the man athway to esdence

n New Zeaand.

The acaton and seecton ocess fo the Sked Mgant Categoy woks on a onts

system. ponts ae eaned on the bass of a mgants quafcatons, wok exeence,

age, cose famy n New Zeaand, and job (o job offe) n New Zeaand. Fo exame,

an offe of sked emoyment n New Zeaand s woth 50 onts. Sx yeas eevant

wok exeence eans 20 onts, a ecognsed tetay quafcaton 50 o 60 onts.

Bonus onts can be eaned f the acants offe of emoyment, wok exeence

o quafcaton s n an aea o ndusty whch has been dentfed, by immgaton

New Zeaand, as havng a sks shotage o gowth otenta.

A scoe of 100 onts o moe s equed to begn the fou-stage Sked Mgant

Categoy acaton ocess.

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Step 1

The acant fs n and submts an Exesson of inteest (EOi) fom, ethe onne o

on ae. Ths ncudes nfomaton on thngs such as the sks, wok exeence, job

offe and famy ccumstances. if the acant has a atne and deendent chden

they shoud be ncuded n the EOi.

Step 2

Submtted EOis go nto a oo whee they ae anked accodng to the numbe of

onts camed. Evey fotnght EOis ae seected fom the oo usng ctea setby the Mnste of immgaton. Ths ctea s evewed evey sx months. Cuent

seecton ctea means:

EOIsthathave140pointsormorewillbeselectedautomaticallyfromthepool.

OtherEOIswhichincludeaNewZealandjob,orjoboffer,willberankedand

seected n suffcent numbes to meet New Zeaand resdence pogamme

numbes fo sked mgants.

Ifenoughplacesareavailable,otherEOIsmaybeselectedonthebasisofadditional

secfc ctea whch the Mnste of immgaton sets evey sx months.

Step 3When an EOi s seected, the nfomaton t contans w be vefed and the acant

may be nvted to ay fo esdence. The acant then has fou months n whch to

coect a the equed documentaton (ncudng job offe documentaton) togethe

and submt the esdence acaton.

if an EOi s not mmedatey seected, t emans n the oo fo sx months and may

be seected wthn that tme deendng on the numbe of aces avaabe unde the

New Zeaand resdence pogamme. if an acants stuaton changes and they ae

abe to ean moe onts, fo exame f they get a job offe, they ae abe to amend

the EOi whe t s n the oo.

Step 4

Once a esdence acaton has been eceved the acants suotng

documentaton s checked and the acaton assessed. They may be asked to

attend an ntevew at ths stage.

if successfu n the esdence acaton, the acant, and a egbe famy membes

ncuded n the acaton, w be ssued wth a New Zeaand esdence cass vsa. in

some nstances the acant may be ssued wth a wok vsa and be abe to ay fo

esdence at a ate date.

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To wok out how many onts a otenta emoyee woud scoe go to

www.mmgaton.govt.nz/ontsndcato, o see the Self-Assessment Guide for

Residence in New Zealand (INZ 1003) avaabe on ou webste o fom banch offces.

Steps in the Silled Migrant Category application process

Woke cacuates the onts usng the Self-Assessment Guide for Residence in

New Zealand (INZ 1003) o onne onts ndcato

Woke cometes and submts the Exesson of inteest (EOi) nto the oo

EOis n the oo ae anked and seected accodng to cuent mmgaton

seecton ctea

EOi nfomaton s vefed by an mmgaton offce

Woke s nvted to ay fo esdence

Mgant cometes and submts the esdence acaton (ncudng job offe

documentaton)

resdence acaton nfomaton s checked and the acaton assessed by anmmgaton offce

Successfu acant s ssued wth a esdence cass vsa

Talent categories

A Taent wok vsa s aoate fo eoe who ethe have a job offe fom an

accedted emoye, a job offe n an occuaton on the long Tem Sk Shotage

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lst (lTSSl), o an excetona taent n the ats, cutue o sots. A Taent wok vsa can

be ssued fo 30 months and afte two yeas wokng n New Zeaand the hode s egbe

to ay fo New Zeaand esdence unde the resdence fom Wok nstuctons.

A Taent (Accedted Emoye) wok vsa eques the canddate to have a job offe

fom an emoye accedted wth immgaton New Zeaand. The job must be fo

at east two yeas, fu tme, and ayng a saay of at east NZ$55,000 (based on a

40-hou week). The acant must be aged 55 yeas o unde. Fo occuatons whee

ofessona egstaton s a equement to actse, the acant must meet those

egstaton equements.

A Taent (lTSSl) wok vsa eques the canddate to have a job offe n an occuaton

on the long Tem Sk Shotage lst fo whch they ae sutaby sked and quafed. The

job must be fo at east two yeas, fu tme and ayng a saay of at east NZ$45,000

(based on a 40-hou week). Fo those occuatons whee ofessona egstaton s a

equement to actse, the acant must meet those equements.

A Taent (Ats, Cutue, Sots) wok vsa eques the canddate to have an excetona

taent n the ats, cutue o sots and a job offe equng that exetse. They shoud

be omnent n the fed and must be suoted by a New Zeaand ogansaton

natonay ecognsed n that fed. The acant must be aged 55 yeas o unde. The

acant must aso have a sonso. The ogansaton may choose to act as sonso, o

the acant may be sonsoed by an ndvdua.

See an exame of the acaton ocess fo a Taent (lTSSl) wok vsa on age 18.

Notes

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Steps in the Talent (Long Term Sill Shortage List) or isa application process

Emoye checks f job vacancy s on the long Tem Sk Shotage lst

Emoye ensues job meets aoate ctea

(24 months, mnmum 30 hous e week, etc)

if so, emoye ocates an aoatey sked oveseas woke

Woke fs out Work Visa Application (INZ 1015)

Emoye sues a job offe to the oveseas woke that meets the ctea

Emoye fs out desgnated sectons of the Employer Supplementary Form (INZ 1113)

and ovdes ths to the woke to send n

Woke submts acaton to neaest immgaton New Zeaand banch

Successful orer granted isa by Immigration Ne Zealand

Woke to notfy emoye of success of acaton

Emoye to check wok vsa befoe oveseas woke stats wok

Woke can ay fo esdence unde the resdence fom Wok Categoy afte two yeas

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Residence from wor Category

peoe who eceve a New Zeaand Wok to resdence vsa unde a Taent categoy may

ay fo esdence afte wokng fo two yeas n New Zeaand.

peoe ayng fo resdence fom Wok, who have hed a Taent (Ats, Cutue, Sots)

wok vsa, must have been actvey nvoved n the secast fed dung the ast two

yeas n New Zeaand and st be omnent n that fed. The acant must be suoted

by a natonay ecognsed ogansaton n the fed, sonsoed by that ogansaton o an

ndvdua, and must not have sought wefae ad dung the tme n New Zeaand.

peoe ayng fo resdence fom Wok, who have hed a Taent (lTSSl) wok vsa, must:

st be wokng n an occuaton on the lTSSl o that was on the lTSSl at the tme

they obtaned the wok vsa

be ecevng a saay of at east NZ$45,000

be aged 55 yeas o unde

meet the ofessona egstaton equements of the occuaton.

peoe ayng fo resdence fom Wok who have hed a Taent (Accedted Emoye)

wok vsa must have woked fo an accedted emoye fo two yeas and have cuent

fu-tme emoyment. They shoud be ecevng a saay of at east NZ$55,000.

The saay equements above ae based on a 40-hou week. Acants must aso meet

the ofessona egstaton equements of the occuaton.

Essential Sills or isas

Emoyes who ae unabe to fnd sutabe wokes n New Zeaand and have oes that do

not meet Sked Mgant o Taent wok vsa ctea may be abe to assst an emoyee

to get an Essenta Sks wok vsa. An emoye must be abe to demonstate that they

cannot fnd sutaby sked o quafed New Zeaand wokes, o New Zeaand wokes

who coud be eady taned to do the wok. immgaton New Zeaand w undetake a

abou maket test to confm ths.

An emoye meets the abou maket test by ovng that thee ae no sutabe

emoyees n New Zeaand and that they have made genune attemts to attact and

ecut New Zeaand wokes fo the ostons at the cuent maket saay. Ths coud

ncude evdence of advetsements aced, esonses eceved, ndusty statstcs on

vacances, o tanng n ace to addess shotages. immgaton New Zeaand may

aso consut wth Wok and income o ndusty ogansatons to ensue that the abou

maket test s met. We w aways seek advce fom Wok and income when conductng

a abou maket test fo wokes n owe-sked occuatons (those at sk eve fou o

fve on the ANZSCO see ages 9 and 10 fo moe nfomaton on the ANZSCO).

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if you ae emoyng oveseas wokes to wok n owe-sked wok the ocessng tme

may be onge, as we w be seekng advce fom Wok and income n evey case. To seed

ths ocess u, we ecommend that emoyes aoach Wok and income themseves to

ty to f the owe-sked vacances befoe offeng emoyment to oveseas wokes. if

Wok and income aeady knows these ostons cannot be fed, t w be abe to ovde

ths advce to us soone, educng the ocessng tme of the acaton.

To go though the abou maket test befoe you have found a canddate, you shoud

ay fo Aova n pnce. Ths means that you ae e-aoved to he eoe n

the ostons secfed wthn the tme secfed, tycay sx to tweve months. You canay fo Aova n pnce to he many eoe and ths s vad unt you have fed the

numbe of ostons secfed n you acaton, o unt the exy date.

if you have aeady found someone you wsh to emoy, and you can meet the abou maket

test (by ovng that thee ae no sutabe emoyees n New Zeaand and that you have

made genune attemts to attact and ecut New Zeaand wokes) you can assst the

canddate to ay fo an Essenta Sks wok vsa. You w have to suy nfomaton to

meet the abou maket test, as descbed above, to suot the acaton.

if you have a vacancy n an occuaton sted on the immedate Sk Shotage lst

(iSSl) n you egon, the long Tem Sk Shotage lst (lTSSl), o the Cantebuy Sk

Shotage lst (CSSl), you w need to make a job offe to the eson you wsh to emoy

so that they can satsfy the wok vsa equements. The osectve emoyee must be

abe to demonstate the sks and exeence eevant to the job as descbed on the

sk shotage sts and meet mmgaton heath and chaacte equements. The job

offe needs to be fu-tme (at east 30 hous e week), meet New Zeaand emoyment

aws and be ad at aoate maket ates.

Important information for Canterbury employers

if you ae offeng emoyment n the Cantebuy egon n suot of an Essenta Sks

wok vsa acaton and the occuaton s at sk eve thee, fou o fve on the ANZSCO

(see ages 9 and 10), o ae equestng an Aova n pnce, you must engagewth the Cantebuy Sks and Emoyment Hub when attemtng to ecut sutabe

New Zeaand ctzens o esdents. Ths does not ay to occuatons on the long Tem

Sk Shotage lst, immedate Sk Shotage lst o Cantebuy Sk Shotage lst. Afte

you have engaged wth the Cantebuy Sks and Emoyment Hub, they w ovde you

wth a ette confmng whethe thee ae any sutabe New Zeaandes avaabe. Ths

ette must be submtted wth the wok vsa acaton o Aova n pnce equest.

To contact the Cantebuy Sks and Emoyment Hub see www.ootuntycantebuy.og.nz

o ca 0800 CanHub (0800 226 482).

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Foreign cre of fishing essels

if you ae emoyng seven o moe foegn cew, then you must have an Aova n

pnce ganted by immgaton New Zeaand. immgaton New Zeaand ony gants an

Aova n pnce f:

thee ae no, o nsuffcent, New Zeaand ctzens o esdence cass vsa hodes

avaabe to do the wok

the New Zeaand emoye o New Zeaand Chate paty has ageed to comy wth

ts emoyment esonsbtes immgaton New Zeaand s satsfed the job offe s genune and that the

New Zeaand emoye o New Zeaand Chate paty meets, and w contnue to

meet, New Zeaand mmgaton and emoyment aw.

if you ae emoyng u to sx foegn cew membes on one vesse, you do not need

an Aova n pnce, but must agee to meet the same condtons as hodes of an

Aova n pnce.

Specific purpose isas

A seca categoy exsts fo eoe who need to emoy someone fo a secfc uose o

event. Acants unde ths categoy mght ncude cooate secondments, seno-eve

tansfes, sots ayes and ofessona sots coaches, efomng atsts, secast

machney nstaes, fm cews, and othes.

in ths categoy thee must be oof of the seca need fo such an emoyee and oof

of the emoyees abty and exeence n dong that job. immgaton New Zeaand must

be satsfed that no New Zeaand wokes w be dsadvantaged by the secast beng

emoyed. Most vsas unde ths categoy ae ssued fo thee to tweve months.

Samoan quota and Pacific Access Category programmes

New Zeaand has cose cutua and hstoc tes wth Samoa, Tonga, Kbat and Tuvauwhch enabes New Zeaand emoyes to ecut eoe who have been seected by baot

n ou Samoa Quota (SQ) and pacfc Access Categoy ogammes (pAC). The baots ae

hed annuay and successfu acants ae equed to obtan a job offe fo fu-tme

emoyment fom a New Zeaand emoye. The SQ and pAC ae made u of 1,100 eoe

fom Samoa, 250 fom Tonga and 75 eoe each fom Tuvau and Kbat aged between

18 and 45 yeas of age. The job offe must be fo at east 30 hous a week, meet the

mnmum ncome equement, and comy wth New Zeaand emoyment and mmgaton

aws. Thee s no abou maket testng nvoved. Aoved acants ae ganted

New Zeaand esdency status once they ave n New Zeaand.

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Students

Some students ae abe to wok fo u to 20 hous a week dung the academc yea

and some may wok fu-tme ove the summe hodays. Students studyng n some

feds ae egbe fo wok vsas to enabe them to fuf actca couse equements.

A students who ae egay aowed to wok n New Zeaand w have an endosement n

the assots, o a ette fom us (vaaton of condtons) statng the enttement to

wok and the mtatons on such wok.

Afte a student has cometed the studes they may be abe to get a wok vsa

unde the Study to Wok nstuctons. They must be ethe fufng actca tanng

equements that ae at of the couse equements, have assed and cometed

a quafcaton n New Zeaand whch took thee yeas o moe to comete, o ganed a

quafcaton whch woud ean them onts unde Sked Mgant Categoy ctea.

Fo secfc ctea fo students and gaduates, go to www.mmgaton.govt.nz/study.

woring holidays

New Zeaand has ecoca ageements wth moe than 35 countes aowng eoe

aged 18 to 30 yeas, and fo some countes 18 to 35 yeas, to wok temoay whe

on hoday n New Zeaand. The condtons of wok vsas fo wokng hodaymakes

vay accodng to the county they come fom. Wokng hodaymakes fom most

atcatng countes can stay n New Zeaand fo u to a yea. Ctzens of the Unted

Kngdom can stay fo 23 months.

Wokng hodaymakes cant take a emanent job but they can have sevea jobs wth

dffeent emoyes. Some ae ony aowed to wok fo each emoye fo thee months,

and some ae abe to wok fo the same emoye fo u to a yea. Condtons ae noted on

the wok vsa ganted.

Young ctzens of most quafyng countes can ay fom anywhee n the wod.

Some wokng hodaymakes must ay fom the home county. Onne acatons

ae geneay ocessed n a coue of days and an eectonc vsa w be ssued. Fomoe detaed nfomaton on wokng hoday schemes offeed by New Zeaand go to

www.mmgaton.govt.nz/whs.

Family Category for residence

peoe may ay to ve n New Zeaand f they ae suoted o sonsoed by a famy

membe who s aeady a New Zeaand ctzen o esdence cass vsa hode. peoe

ayng though the Famy resdence Categoy must be the atne, deendent chd

o aent of a New Zeaand ctzen o esdence cass vsa hode. Fo moe detaed

nfomaton, go to www.mmgaton.govt.nz.

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General information about applications

A eoe ayng fo New Zeaand esdence and wok vsas must meet ou standad

mmgaton heath, chaacte and, n most cases, Engsh anguage equements. These

ae exaned n deta on the mmgaton webste.

Each acaton must be submtted on the aoate acaton fom, and be

accomaned by the eevant fee, acants assot, assot-szed hotogahs and

addtona nfomaton as secfed on each fom. infomaton on cuent fees, banch

ocatons and ocessng tmes can be found at www.mmgaton.govt.nz.

Fo moe detaed nfomaton, and to downoad foms and gudes, go to

www.mmgaton.govt.nz o ca fee (wthn New Zeaand) 0508 55 88 55.

Interim isas

if you have an emoyee who s ayng fo a futhe wok vsa then they may be ganted

an ntem vsa that aows them to stay n New Zeaand awfuy whe the acaton s

ocessed. They may be egbe to contnue wokng on an ntem vsa f the job s n the

same oston, fo the same emoye and n the same ocaton as the cuent vsa.

immgaton New Zeaand w make a decson on whethe to gant a eson an ntem

vsa cose to the day the cuent vsa exes and w nfom them by ema o ette.A eson cannot ay fo an ntem vsa and thee s no guaantee that one w be

ganted. Thee ae aso no fees o foms. intem vsas ae vad fo a maxmum of

sx months o unt a decson s made on the esons temoay vsa acaton

whcheve s eae.

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quic guide to residence and or isa instructions

Your employment need Your best option what you need to do

I need skilled, permanent

workers from overseas.

Employ people under the Skilled

Migrant Category (SMC).

Check that the job meets

immigration skill level

requirements. Provide a job

offer to assist the SMC

application.

I have a long-term need toregularly employ skilled workers

from overseas.

Employ people under theTalent (Accredited Employer)

Work Category. They can then

Work to Residence.

Apply to become anaccredited employer. Once

accredited provide job offer

to facilitate applicants

Talent work visa application.

I need to employ an artist,

sportsperson, sports

coach or someone with an

exceptional talent.

Employ people under the Talent

(arts, culture, sports) Work

Category. They can then Work

to Residence.

Assist the applicant to prove

their talent is exceptional and

provide a job offer.

Im seeking to fill a long-term

vacancy in an occupation on the

Long Term Shortage Skill List.

Employ someone under Talent

(LTSSL) Work Category. They

can then Work to Residence.

Provide a job offer to assist

candidates application.

I have a temporary skill shortage

in an occupation on the

Immediate Skill Shortage List.

Employ people under

the Essential Skills work

instructions (temporary).



I need to fill a temporary

position or positions for which

Im unable to find suitable

workers in New Zealand.

Employ people with a work visa

under the Essential Skills work


Apply for Approval in Principle

and prove that you have

been unable to find staff in

New Zealand.

I need to employ someone

from overseas for a specific

purpose or event, forexample: a tournament, show,

or specialist installer.

Employ someone with a

work visa under the Specific

Purpose or Event instructions(temporary).

Prove the employee is suitably

qualified, their skills will benefit

New Zealand and they areneeded for the period of time

requested. Provide a job offer.

I want to employ a student or

a trainee to provide them with

work experience.

Employ someone with a work

visa under the Study to Work




I want to employ a young

person from overseas whos

here on a working holiday.

Employ someone on a working

holiday scheme.

Use VisaView to check they

have a valid visa.

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HOw DO I FIND STAFF OvERSEAS?

if you have exhausted a oca ecutment otons, you may need to consde ecutng

oveseas. You can access immgaton New Zeaand ecutment assstance n two ways:

va the SkFnde too onne, o

by contactng ou Mgaton Attacton team n london, fo ecutment fom the

Unted Kngdom o ieand.

SillFinderSkFnde s a fee sevce ovded by immgaton New Zeaand to he New Zeaand

emoyes who ae seachng fo eoe wth the sks the busness needs. Emoyes

can egste themseves and the job vacances at www.mmgaton.govt.nz/skfnde.

SkFnde then connects the egsteed emoye (va ema) to a database of osectve

emoyees who have egsteed the nteest n vng and wokng n New Zeaand.

Emoyes can seach the database fo eoe wth the sks they need by usng ftes,

such as occuaton, yeas of exeence and egon.

Migrant Attraction team in London

Wth common wok actces, anguage, and sma educaton standads, the Unted

Kngdom emans a good souce of sked mgants fo New Zeaand.

The Mgant Attacton team n london s thee to suot the camagns of New Zeaand

emoyes and the ecutes seekng to f secfc ostons wth good sked mgants.

The Mgaton Attacton team:

actvey suots emoyes befoe the vst to the Unted Kngdom

attends exos n the Unted Kngdom and ieand

ovdes semnas that omote wok vsa otons, and

ovdes foow-on ntevews and focus meetngs at New Zeaand House afte

events, so that emoyes have the ootunty to ntevew and encouage those

that they met wth dung exos.

immgaton New Zeaand emoys a london-based ubc eatons comany to geneate

ubcty and maxmse the effectveness of advetsng. Emoyes ae nvted to wok wth

the london team. The coodnaton of advetsng and ubc eatons camagns have

oven to be an effectve way to gan geate exosue n the Unted Kngdom and ieand.

Fo a st of ucomng exos see www.newzeaandnow.govt.nz/events

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Hng staff fom oveseas can be moe comex, costy, and tme-consumng than hng

a New Zeaande fom wthn the county. Ths secton w he you thnk though the

ssues atcua to offshoe ecutment and w daw you attenton to consdeatons

that may not be at of you eveyday ecutment actvtes. it s not ntended as a

genea ecutment gude.

The Mnsty of Busness, innovaton and Emoyment ubshes a How to Hire Guide for

Employers whch gudes emoyes though the genea ecutment ocess and eevant

emoyment aws. it does not cove mmgaton ssues but comements the nfomaton

contaned n ths gude. The How to Hire Guide for Employers can be downoaded fomwww.do.govt.nz o odeed by cang 0800 20 90 20.

Planning for the recruitment process

in decdng to ecut offshoe you need to check that eoe you may want to he w

be abe to get New Zeaand wok o esdence cass vsas. Ths agey deends on the

oe you have to offe them. The fst secton of ths booket aong wth nfomaton on

the mmgaton webste w dect you to the mmgaton categoy most aoate

to you stuaton.

When annng offshoe ecutment you shoud consde whch county o countes you

ae key to fnd sutabe canddates n.

Whch countes have sked wokes n the fed you need?

Whch countes ae known as eades n you ndusty?

Ae the standads fo wokes sma, ae the jobs sma? Ae the ojects smae

scae o age scae?

Ae the quafcatons fo wokes sma? Check the lst of recognsed

Quafcatons on the mmgaton webste o contact the New Zeaand Quafcatons

Authoty (NZQA) to see whch countes quafcatons they consde comaabe.

How long will it take to get someone started?

How ong w t take to advetse, eceve CVs, shotst, ntevew, check efeences

and make the job offe?

Do you know how ong t w take fo an acant to get oce and medca checks,

odge the acaton and eceve a vsa?

How ong w t take them to ack the od fe and an the new one?

Do they have a famy to move? W they wat unt the end of yea o tem to move

the chden to new schoos?

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Who within your staff will manage the process?

Who w ntevew?

How w you ntevew?

Can you tave to ntevew eoe?

W you use a ecutment agent who secases n offshoe ecutment?

What will you do if you get a huge response?

Do you have moe than one vacancy? Coud you efe a good canddate to anothe comany?

Can you partner with anyone else to minimise costs?

Does you oca Economc Deveoment Agency omote festye ootuntes n

you egon oveseas?

Can the Chambe of Commece, Emoyes Assocaton o you ndusty assocaton

ut you n touch wth othes who ecut oveseas?

Does you ndusty have a custe of emoyes wth sma sk needs who may wsh

to atne?

Does you ndusty have offshoe foums, confeences, etc?

NOTES

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Describing the job

When wtng the job descton you need to be honest n descbng the oe and the wok.

Check that temnoogy used n the job descton s used n the county you ae

ookng n. Fo exame, a oadng engnee n New Zeaand woud be known as a

hghway engnee n the Unted States. Check such detas wth a esdent of the

county you ae ecutng n o vst job webstes n that county.

Does the job descton efect eaty? if the job descton snt eastc the

acant w be dsaonted and may be ess key to stay. povde detas of eave and othe benefts as the bascs may be dffeent to what s

standad n othe countes.

How secased s the oe? New Zeaand oes ae usuay boade than offshoe

ostons n age comanes whee eoe ae n moe secased oes.

Be secfc, esecay n descbng nche oes comaed to geneast oes.

Consde the eevance of the job tte. look on oveseas job webstes and see what

sma occuatons ae descbed as n othe countes.

How s the ndusty stuctued n the county you ae hng n does ths dffe fom

New Zeaand?

Qualifications

Check wth NZQA o ndusty bodes as to what the equvaent quafcaton s n the

county fom whch you ae hng.

Check that the quafcaton names ae the same n that maket. Dffeent quafcatons

have dffeent ttes deendng on the county n whch they ae awaded.

Check any ofessona o occuatona egstaton equements wth you ndusty

ogansatons to make sue canddates can meet these. Do they have to st exams,

wok suevsed fo a eod, etc? Make sue the canddate knows these condtons,can meet them, and s wng to do so.

Pay packages

Ae you ayng a fa maket ate fo the oston? Can you demonstate the

maket ates n New Zeaand to someone offshoe so they have context fo the

maket ates hee?

What s the same job ayng n the county you ae tagetng?

What othe benefts mght someone fom oveseas exect? Heath nsuance,

etement savngs, chdcae, 35-hou wokng week? What do you offe?

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Do you offe bonuses, stock otons o sma that eoe may exect oveseas?

What ongong tanng do you ovde?

What ootuntes fo advancement ae thee?

W you ay eocaton costs? Can you offe fnanca assstance wth afaes, feght

fo househod goods, etc?

NOTES

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Finding and interieing candidates

Advertising

Whee w you advetse you oston webstes, tade ubcatons, mgaton o

ecutment exos?

When w you advetse and ntevew? Check ths s not befoe ou summe hodays

when New Zeaand coses down, o dung oveseas hodays when you may not get a

good esonse.

Ae thee events wthn you ndusty whee you can meet eoe o mgatonshows n the county you ae ecutng fom? Check the mmgaton webste fo

ucomng events.

Your website

Does t have a secton fo ntenatona acants?

Can you ost the job descton n ts ntenatona fomat?

if thee ae onne acaton foms, ae these sutabe fo offshoe acatons?

Fo exame s thee sace fo a foegn addess wth county and z code feds?

Check ste content does not excude those eoe who do not have a wok vsafom ayng.

Interviews

How w you conduct ntevews n eson, hone, teeconfeence, vdeo

confeence, webcam?

Whee and when w you ntevew? W you tave to meet them o nvte them ove

to meet you? W you ay fo them to come to New Zeaand fo an ntevew?

Do you have an agent, advse, o eesentatve oveseas who can ntevew fo you?

Can you ntevew sevea canddates fo sevea ostons n one t f you ae taveng?

Can you nvove acants atnes n dscussons whee aoate? Often the

decson to mgate w est on the atnes exectatons and suot so takng

wth them can be wothwhe.

How w you check efeences? Teehone cas (check tme-zone dffeences), ema o fax?

Expectations

Be eastc and make sue the mgants exectatons ae as cose to eaty as

ossbe. if they get hee and thngs ae not as they exected, o the job snt what

you tod them, they may eave.

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Wokng actces dffe n many countes, though the fundamentas may be the same.

Be awae of the dffeences. Ask what the wokng day s ke n the cuent job.

Can you ovde oca nfomaton so they get a favou fo you town o cty?

Maing a job offer

You can make a job offe to someone who does not have a wok vsa but that offe

shoud be condtona on the acant gettng the aoate wok o esdence cass

vsa. Ths s sma to makng the offe condtona on efeence checks o medca tests.

They must not stat wokng fo you unt they have a wok o esdence cass vsa.

To suot a mgants mmgaton acaton you need to ovde a job offe,

suotng documentaton and an Employer Supplementary Form (INZ 1113).

Job offe documentaton shoud ncude:

the emoyes name, addess and contact detas

the osectve emoyees name and addess

an emoyment ageement ncudng a job descton and eson secfcaton, detang:

the job tte o desgnaton

the addess of the ace of emoyment

the tye of wok, dutes and esonsbtes of the job

the ay and emoyment condtons such as hodays and sck eave

confmaton the job offe s fo fu-tme emoyment (at east 30 hous a week)

quafcatons and exeence equed

confmaton of whethe o not egstaton n New Zeaand s equed

the duaton of the job, and

how ong the job offe s oen fo.

The offe must meet the equements of New Zeaand emoyment aws and ay an

aoate maket ate.

The job offe must be cuent when we assess the mgants acaton.

Occupational or professional registration

if the occuaton eques the woke to be egsteed n New Zeaand, we need to

see evdence they have occuatona egstaton hee o can obtan t easy befoe

they commence emoyment. Ths can be fu o ovsona egstaton, deendng on

the occuaton.

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wELCOMING AND SETTLING MIGRANTS

Movng to a new county eques consdeabe adjustment, even fo mgants fom

countes wth whom we shae a anguage and ancesty, such as the Unted Kngdom.

Many of the ssues faced by sked mgants that detemne whethe they sette hay

nto New Zeaand fe eate to the exectatons and the way the fames sette nto

the new ocaton.

Emoyes can ay a bg at n smoothng the way fo ong-tem, successfu mgaton.

povdng he and tme to encouage mgants fames to ut down oots n New Zeaandcan he you to etan mgant staff. Afte a, emoyng anyone eques tme and fnanca

nvestment on the at of an emoye, and t shoud be n you best nteest to ensue

that the mgant stays wth you comany and n New Zeaand fo the ong tem.

Setting expectations

Dong as much as you can to manage an emoyees exectatons of fe n New Zeaand

by ovdng them wth hefu and honest nfomaton can he them avod suses

and sette successfuy. The key to heng eoe have eastc exectatons s to be

honest wth them fom the ntevew stage. it may aso he to ncude the atne n

dscussons eay on.

peoe ke to know what the standad of vng w be ke when they move to a new

county. immgaton New Zeaand ovdes settement acks to eoe whose esdence

acaton s acceted. Ths contans nfomaton on tocs such as buyng a house, the

heath and educaton systems, tax and dvng n New Zeaand. Ths nfomaton s aso

ubshed on the settement at of ou webste.

Some useful information you could provide to people before they leave their home country

Te them about NZ ready (www.nzeady.mmgaton.govt.nz). Ths s a web too

deveoed by immgaton New Zeaand to he new mgants an the move to New

Zeaand.

A contact n New Zeaand fo the emoyees atne. Can you ovde someone

who can he answe some of the questons? Ths s atcuay hefu wth famy

ssues when the mgant does not have fends o famy n New Zeaand.

A contact o buddy n you wokace to answe any questons the new emoyee

may have whch w he them to fee wecome when they ave.

A oca ea estate magazne o webste to gve them an dea of oca housng otons.

Ou housng can be vey dffeent to what eoe exect. Thngs ke centa heatng

and doube-gazng ae not as common hee as they ae n cooe cmates oveseas

and, as a esut, ou houses can eque ots moe heatng.

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infomaton on the oca aea, cmate, mas and gudes to he them get fama wth

the new home. See you oca nfomaton cente, Settement Suot New Zeaand

coodnato o Economc Deveoment Agency.

Contact detas fo schoos and unvestes f they have chden.

Can you advse them how to set u a bank account? Many oveseas banks have

contacts n New Zeaand who can he.

Futhe nfomaton about many asects of the New Zeaand festye ncudng

housng, educaton, wok and cutue can be found at www.newzeaandnow.govt.nz andwww.ssnz.govt.nz.

Preparing the orplace

peoe fom countes wth the same anguage and sma cutue to New Zeaand can

have notceabe dffeences n the way they do thngs. Ths can cause confct when

mannes and customs ae msundestood.

Kws may fnd some Euoean cutues ude f they seak bunty, when n fact thee s

no offence ntended. peoe fom some Asan cutues w say yes when they mean no

because they do not wsh to offend.

Do some eseach and educate you emoyees to exect some dffeences.

Ae you staff awae and accetng of dffeent ways of dong thngs, dffeent ways

of sayng thngs? Ae they eaed to wecome and suot foegn wokes?

pehas you coud oganse a wok babeque to ntoduce them and the famy to

othe emoyees.

Mgants bng dffeent sks and new ways of dong thngs. Be oen to new deas

and ensue you staff ae too.

Ty the fee onne too at www.woktak.mmgaton.govt.nz. it has scenaos and

tests fo new mgants and emoyes.

NOTES

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On arrial

Thee ae a few sme actons you can take outsde of the wokace whch make a bg

dffeence to someone who may fee fa fom home when they fst ave.

Hee ae some suggestons to he emoyees sette n.

Meet them at the aot.

povde he wth fndng a house o some accommodaton fo when they fst ave.

identfy schoos n the aea fo the chden.

Can you he wth fndng wok fo the atne?

Can you he wth fndng contacts fo the atne such as nteest gous, casses, etc?

Gve new avas some tme off to house hunt, sette the kds, etc.

povde nfomaton on the oca aea, mas and gudes to he them get fama wth

the new home town.

Take them fo a dve aound the aea to he them get oentated.

Can you show them how to get a bank account and inand revenue (ir) numbe?

NOTES

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Cultural differences

in the wokace, you may notce some obvous o subte cutua dffeences. Whe you

mght exect eoe fom a cutue wth a dffeent anguage to have moe notceabe

dffeences, eoe fom Engsh-seakng countes can have dffeent atttudes and

ways of dong thngs too.

New Zeaandes tend to be ess foma than othe cutues and ths often takes new

mgants by suse. We aso wok had and can have dffeent exectatons about the

ength of the wokng day and ovetme. We tend to exect a emoyees to show ntatve

wheeas n some cutues ths s fowned uon, so ths needs to be ceay exaned.

How do you efe to each othe? is the boss M Fobes o Jm?

Ae wokace oces that you may take fo ganted ceay exaned to the new

emoyee? Fo exame, beak tmes, cothng, smokng, etc.

Settement couses coveng thngs ke how Kws thnk, atttudes, accetabe behavous

n New Zeaand and so on, contbute to heng eoe ft n to the wokng and soca

envonments. language couses ae vauabe fo seakes of Engsh as a second

anguage and the atnes. You can ay fo these couses o he an emoyee ocate

them n you aea.

WokTak, the fee onne too at www.woktak.mmgaton.govt.nz, s desgned to he

move communcaton between New Zeaand emoyes o manages and new mgant

emoyees fom dffeent cutues.

Reie

Once you new emoyee has been n the job n New Zeaand fo a few weeks t s

advsabe to dscuss how they ae settng n.

Make some tme to st down and evew how the wok s gong and dentfy any ssues

to esove.

is the job meetng the exectatons? is the wok meetng you exectatons?

How s the fe outsde of wok? Have they deveoed soca netwoks? Joned a cub?

Exoed the aea?

Check how the famy s gettng on. Can you he?

remembe that eoe who have moved acoss the wod away fom the fends and

famy may take some tme to fee wecome and at home hee. The moe you can do to

he them and the fames adjust and fee wecome, the geate kehood that they w

stay and contbute to you busness.

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Encouraging residence

if the eson you emoy has a wok vsa athe than New Zeaand esdence t s good

to tack the mmgaton status and encouage them to ay fo esdence. Many

emoyes kee tack of the vsa exy dates of a staff wok vsas to ensue enewas

ae aed fo ahead of tme. Ths w gve ndvduas and fames added secuty and

encouage them to stay n New Zeaand.

NOTES

wHO CAN HELP?

Immigration Ne Zealand

immgaton New Zeaand has 19 offshoe banches and many ecevng osts offshoe.Staff n the banches have oca knowedge and may be abe to assst and ovde

nfomaton f you ae taveng offshoe. Fo exame staff n the london banch

fequenty suot New Zeaand emoyes at mgaton exos n the Unted Kngdom.

To fnd out about ucomng offshoe events that immgaton New Zeaand s atcatng

n, and to ocate offshoe banches, go to ou webste www.mmgaton.govt.nz.

immgaton New Zeaand s a sevce of the Mnsty of Busness, innovaton and

Emoyment and s what we ae known as oveseas.

in New Zeaand, ou team of eatonsh manages wok wth emoyes to make the

most of offshoe ecutment actvtes undetaken by New Zeaandes. if you ae thnkng

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of headng offshoe to ecut, o just want advce on the ootuntes, tak to the

eatonsh manage n you ndusty o aea. They can aso ut you n touch wth offshoe

banch staff. To contact a eatonsh manage ca the immgaton Contact Cente on

feehone 0508 55 88 55; they w dect you to the eevant eatonsh manage.

Support from your industry or region

Do you know any othe emoyes n a sma ne of wok who have ecuted fom

oveseas? They may be abe to offe advce o suot.

Some ndusty ogansatons band togethe comanes n the ndustes to ecutoffshoe. Ths esents cost savngs and nceases the each of emoyes though

nceased ofng of New Zeaand n offshoe makets.

Settlement Support Ne Zealand

Settement Suot New Zeaand has coodnatos n many New Zeaand ctes who he

new mgants to fnd the way about and make soca connectons. They can ovde

vauabe contacts fo a mgants atne who may be feeng homesck and oney n the

new county. They can aso assst by ovdng oca nfomaton acks fo emoyes to

gve to new staff.

See ou Settement Suot New Zeaand webste (www.ssnz.govt.nz) fo contact

detas o check wth you oca cty counc o Economc Deveoment Agency to ocate a

Settement Suot coodnato n you aea.

Ne Zealand qualifications Authority

The New Zeaand Quafcatons Authoty (NZQA) can ovde advce on the eevance of

oveseas quafcatons. Vst www.nzqa.govt.nz.

CONTACT THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOvATION ANDEMPLOYMENT

Fo emoyment, wok and abou maket nfomaton ...z.

Fo mmgaton nfomaton .iiai..z o

h (ihi n Zaa) 0508 55 88 55.

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wORk ENTITLEMENT CHECkLIST

Immigration New Zealand recommends it is good practice to confirm all prospective employees

are entitled to work in New Zealand and in the jobs offered, and to keep good records of this.

The easiest way to check is to use VisaView our online tool at www.immigration.govt.nz/visaview.

Employer obligations under the

Immigration Act 2009

it s an offence unde the immgaton Act 2009

to allow, o contnue to allow, someone to wok fo

you who s not enttled to do so.

Ths checklst s desgned to hel you meet you

oblgatons unde the Act. A moe comehensve

wok enttlement gude s avalable at

www.mmgaton.govt.nz/vsavew.

Is the person you are checing a

Ne Zealand citizen?

Yes. Go to Checkng New Zeaand

ctzens.

No. Go to Checkng non-New Zeaand

ctzens.

Checing a Ne Zealand citizens or

entitlement

Sght a New Zeaand assot, Or

Confm New Zeaand

assot nfomaton at

www.mmgaton.govt.nz/vsavew AND

sght the assot o othe hoto

dentfcaton, Or

Sght a New Zeaand bth cetfcate

AND hoto dentfcaton, Or

Sght a New Zeaand ctzensh

cetfcate AND hoto dentfcaton.

rai i.

A New Zealand bth cetfcate can be odeed

onlne at www.bdmonlne.da.govt.nz by anyone

who has an govt iD. pocessng tme s u to

eght days lus delvey. payment s by cedt cad.

Bth cetfcates may also be odeed by hone,

ost o n eson.

Checing a non-Ne Zealand citizens

or entitlement

Check wok enttement at

www.mmgaton.govt.nz/vsavew, Or

Sght a assot wth a New Zeaand

esdence cass vsa, Or

Sght a assot wth a vad

New Zeaand vsa wth condtons thataow the eson to wok fo you, Or

Sght an Austaan assot, Or

Sght a assot wth an Austaan

emanent esdence vsa o a cuent

etunng esdents vsa.

rai i.

A tax code declaaton ir330 fom s not a

easonable excuse fo emloyng someone who s

not enttled to wok fo you.

Did visavie confirm that this person

is entitled to or for you?

No. You may not be abe to emoy ths

eson.

New Zeaand ctzens w need to ovde

evdence of the ctzensh.

Non-New Zeaand ctzens shoud

contact the neaest immgaton

New Zeaand offce to ay fo a vsa to

wok n New Zeaand.

Yes. You can emoy ths eson unt the

date secfed and n accodance wth

any condtons stated.

refe to immgaton Contact Cente

ca the immgaton Contact Cente on

0508 967 569 (0508 WOrKNZ). Note that

ths contact numbe s fo emoye

enques ony. Genea vsa enques

shoud be dected to 0508 55 88 55.

When checking documents for proof of work entitlement and identity, Immigration New Zealand

recommends sighting original copies and retaining a photocopy or scan for your records.

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