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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: [email protected]
Immigration Adviser Licensing