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.

The changes include:

 

• new Vietnam Special Work Policy
• new Philippines Special Work Policy
• new Entrepreneur Plus Category, and changes to the Entrepreneur Category
• introduction of a minimum income threshold for Essential Skills work permit holders who want their dependent children to live with them in New Zealand
• changes to generic Working Holiday Schemes (WHS) Policy, and the raising of the upper age limit for the Canada WHS
• additions to the Transit Visa Country Waiver List.

 

See all of the new and amended policy in Amendment Circular 2009-15 PDF [158KB]. Our Operational Manual will be updated 30 November.