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Changes to policy taking effect 30 November
Friday, November 06, 2009
A number of changes to Immigration New Zealand's operational policy will take effect on 30 November.

New Zealand Residence Programme: Skilled Migrant Category fortnightly selection
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
A selection of Expressions of Interest (EOI) under the Skilled Migrant Category took place on 4 November 2009.

New Zealand Residence Programme: Investor (Investor 2 Category) selection
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
A selection of Expressions of Interest (EOI) under the Migrant Investment Policy, Investor (Investor 2 Category), took place on Wednesday, 4 November 2009.

Argentina Working Holiday Scheme full
Friday, October 30, 2009
There are no places remaining under the 2009-2010 Argentina Working Holiday Scheme. The quota for the Argentine Working Holiday Scheme opened on 30 October at 00.01 New Zealand time (29 October 08.01 Argentine time). The 1000 places were filled in approximately 14 hours.

Changes to the Skilled Migrant Category: List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment
Friday, October 23, 2009
On 30 November 2009 the List of qualifications exempt from assessment (Appendix 5) will be updated for the following countries.

Chile Working Holiday Scheme: no places remaining
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
There are no further places available under the Chile Working Holiday Scheme for the year to 30 September 2010. The scheme opened on Thursday 1 October and attracted so much interest, it caused an overload on our information technology system.

New Zealand Residence Programme: Investor (Investor 2 Category) selection
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A selection of Expressions of Interest (EOI) under the Migrant Investment Policy, Investor (Investor 2 Category), took place on Wednesday, 12 August 2009. Five EOIs were selected.