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Essential Skills Work Visa processing to take longer
Following the coronavirus outbreak in China Immigration NZ closed their office in Beijing until further notice. This has limited the...
Feb 26, 20201 min read
Free seminars
Malcolm Pacific Immigration are hosting free seminars with information on the upcoming work visa rule changes and insights to the ever...
Feb 26, 20201 min read
Employer Seminars near you
Malcolm Pacific Immigration is hosting free seminars about work visa changes coming this year and in 2021. These seminars are aimed at...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Skilled Migrant and Essential Skills wage changes
Are you ready for the new wage rates that apply from February 24? The new thresholds are based on the New Zealand median salary and wage...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Sending staff overseas?
Staff travelling to work in an overseas branch or on business will in many cases require a visa before they leave New Zealand. Dealing...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Coronavirus closes NZ borders for many
Any foreign travellers who have been present in, or transited through, mainland China in the previous 14 days are being refused entry to...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Skilled migrant and essential skills wage changes
Are you ready for the new wage rates that apply from February 24? Not only will you have to alter your payroll, but that will flow...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Employer Seminars near you
Malcolm Pacific Immigration is hosting free seminars about work visa changes coming this year and in 2021. These seminars are aimed at...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Skilled residency visa queue keeps growing
The oldest residence application was lodged in December 2018 and it has not been looked at by an Immigration Officer. Today around 12,000...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Employer accreditation renewal gets tougher
Warning – Immigration NZ (INZ) is starting to question employers why they want to keep accreditation if they are not paying any staff at...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Parent visa sponsorship gets tougher
So you want your mother and father to join you in your new life? You need to plan carefully so that they are part of the total 1,000...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Coronavirus closes NZ borders for many
Any foreign travellers who have been present in, or transited through, mainland China in the previous 14 days are being refused entry to...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Skilled residency visa queue keeps growing
The oldest residence application was lodged in December 2018 and it has not been looked at by an Immigration Officer. Today around 12,000...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Holiday Greetings
Malcolm Pacific Immigration will close from the end of business Friday 20 December 2019 and reopen on Monday 6 January 2020. If you have...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
Sending your staff overseas?
If you need to move staff overseas quickly on a business trip, secondment to an overseas branch or even a permanent move then sorting out...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
Skilled migrant delays & changes
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) report the skilled migrant residence visa category is over-subscribed as sustained economic growth and low...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
Tips for employers
NZeTA - Your overseas business visitors from visa free countries now need to apply for an electronic travel authority before they fly to...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
Holiday Greetings
Malcolm Pacific Immigration will close from the end of business Friday 20 December 2019 and reopen on Monday 6 January 2020. If your visa...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
International Visas
Getting a visa to live, work or holiday for some countries can be complicated and not just the mouse click away you had hoped. The UK...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
Partner visa gets complicated
There has been recent media attention due to the high decline rate of partner visas. At the centre of the dispute was the enforcement of...
Nov 28, 20191 min read
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