Changes to employer processes and visas

Over the next 18 months, INZ will be bringing in changes that affect some employers and the migrant workers they employ. These include:

• introducing a new employer-led visa application process that will involve 3 stages — the employer check, the job check and the worker check
• a new temporary work visa that replaces 6 temporary work visas
• classifying jobs as low- or high-paid based on whether they are paid above or below the median New Zealand wage, instead of using a combination of the ANZSCO Version 1.2 | Australian Bureau of Statistics