Settlement, Protection and Attraction (SPA) and Christchurch Area Office (CAO)

Faye-Maree Francis &Tony McNeill

Support migrants to settle in work

• Supply trusted information products & services to new migrants, their employers & sectors

• Support regions to retain migrant skills they need

• Lead achievement of New Zealand Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategy outcomes

Immigration New ZealandManagement, Co-ordination

Regional planningEnhance sector leadershipPromotion and marketingProvide tools & resources

Immigration New ZealandManagement, Co-ordination

Regional planningEnhance sector leadershipPromotion and marketingProvide tools & resources

Customer Relationship Management SystemActive two-way engagement and provision of services & resources for migrants and employers through migration

pathway via multiple channels

Customer Relationship Management SystemActive two-way engagement and provision of services & resources for migrants and employers through migration

pathway via multiple channels

Immigration Contact Centre Phone Contact

CentreContact Centre

7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday

Interpreting available through Language Line

Immigration Contact Centre Phone Contact

CentreContact Centre

7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday

Interpreting available through Language Line

Citizens Advice Bureau - Face to

Face and Workshops

Delivered by 30 selected CABs nationwide

Enquiries, referrals, seminars and activities

for newcomers.Interpreting available

through Language Link

Citizens Advice Bureau - Face to

Face and Workshops

Delivered by 30 selected CABs nationwide

Enquiries, referrals, seminars and activities

for newcomers.Interpreting available

through Language Link

NZ Now WebsiteNZNow website

Generic and regional settlement informationKnowledge base for ICC and face to face service

NZ Now WebsiteNZNow website

Generic and regional settlement informationKnowledge base for ICC and face to face service

Relationship Managers –

Migrant Skills Retention

Regional retention specialists

Strategic role – local ED plans, employers, Local

Settlement Network

Relationship Managers –

Migrant Skills Retention

Regional retention specialists

Strategic role – local ED plans, employers, Local

Settlement Network

Immigration NZ Tools and Resources

Tools & resources to aid retention

(collateral, seminars, training)

A new delivery model for settlement information services

By the numbers

In 2013/14 INZ made 500,000 Immigration decisions 30,000 residence applications

235,000 visitor visa applications180,000 work visa applications

93,000 student visa applications

Common Visa Types

• Skilled Migrant Category • Work to Residence Work Visas • Essential Skills Work Visa • Study to Work Visa • Working Holiday Scheme

Current Policy Settings Streams And Products

• Long Term Skill Shortage List (LTSSL).• A list of skilled occupations in shortage nationally and applicants can work to

residence.• Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL)• List of skilled occupations in current shortage by region• Canterbury Skills Shortage List• Contains occupations in critical shortage, related to the Canterbury rebuild.• Labour Market Test• Use this option if occupation and qualifications/experience of candidate are not on

a skill shortage list.• Working Holiday Scheme• New Zealand has working holiday schemes for citizens of 42 countries.

Variation of Conditions (VoC)

• Apply for a Variation of Conditions (VoC) if employee holds: - an employer-specific work visa and wishes to change employers (but not

job type) within same location specified on work visa or

- a Work to Residence visa (accredited employer) and wishes to change jobs with current employer or change to another Accredited employer (must

continue to meet minimum salary requirements).

• Apply for a new work visa if: - want to change the job type (e.g. a promotion or job roles are combined).

This applies even if the new position is with the same employer or

- the applicant wishes to move to a different location to that specified on work visa.

(except if holds a work to residence visa [accredited employer])

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Christchurch Area Office and the Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub

Launched in November 2012, the Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub (the Hub) seeks:

• To help employers access local sources of skills and labour.• Where suitable or trainable New Zealanders cannot be found, to

meet firms’ labour and skills needs through migrant labour.• The Hub works towards these goals by front-end loading of the

Labour Market Test for immigration purposes. • This means that the labour market test takes place earlier, ideally

before the employer has contacted possible migrant workers.

Reading and understanding your visa label

Some of the common barriers we see that will delay the processing of an application are:

• Medicals out of date• Medical requires referral to Immigration New Zealand Medical Assessor• Police certificate out of date• Applicant declares character issues• Form not completed correctly or not signed• No letter of support from Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub when

required• Supporting documents not originals or certified

Common Barriers

• Anyone giving immigration advice, needs a licence (unless exempt). Immigration NZ will not accept applications from unlicensed advisers.

• Register of licensed advisers available at www.iaa.govt.nz

• For more information contact the Immigration Advisers Authority

Website: www.iaa.govt.nz

Free phone: 0508 IAA IAA (0508 422 422)

Email: info@iaa.govt.nz

Immigration Adviser Licensing