December 2009 Quarterly Global Visa and Permit Survey
Thursday, November 19, 2009
We will shortly be emailing a survey invitation to a number of recent visa and permit applicants. The December 2009 Quarterly Global Visa and Permit Survey asks visa and permit applicants questions about their application experience.
Visa waiver for Taiwanese visitors
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
From 30 November 2009, Taiwanese passport holders travelling to New Zealand for less than three months on business, as tourists, to visit friends or relatives or for short-term study under three months, will no longer be required to apply for a visa before they travel.
Essential Skills Policy new minimum income requirement
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
From 30 November 2009, applications for a visitor or student visa/permit for dependent children of Essential Skills work visa/permit holders will need to include evidence that the parent meets a minimum income threshold of NZ$33,675 per annum gross in order to live with them in New Zealand, unless the parent held a work permit on and before 30 November 2009.
New Entrepreneur Plus Category questions and answers
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Entrepreneur Plus Category comes into effect from 30 November 2009. It provides a faster track to residence for migrants who can demonstrate they have been actively participating in business and contributing to New Zealand’s economic development.
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.
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