Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Immigration New Zealand is responsible for bringing the best people to New Zealand to enhance New Zealand’s social and economic outcomes.  We directly support labour market growth by attracting the best people to New Zealand and supporting them into the workforce so they become long-term contributors. We also contribute to key export industries like tourism and education.

 

The role of Immigration New Zealand includes:

• deciding visa applications
• attracting migrant skills and labour
• matching migrant skills with employer needs
• managing border security with regard to the movement of people
• supporting migrant settlement and retention
• implementing the Government’s refugee quota programme
• enforcing compliance with immigration law and policy.

 

INZ has branches in the following New Zealand locations:

• Auckland Central
• Manukau
• Henderson
• Hamilton
• Palmerston North
• Wellington
• Christchurch
• Dunedin 
• Queenstown.

 

We also have 20 offices overseas:

• two in Europe – London and Moscow
• 10 in Asia – Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta and Manila
• one in the Middle East – Dubai
• one in Africa – Pretoria
• three in the Pacific – Apia, Nuku’alofa and Suva
• two in the United States – Los Angeles and Washington DC
• one in Australia – Sydney.

Visa Acceptance Centres (VACs) operate on our behalf in some regions.

 

Use the links to find out more:

• International engagement
• Careers at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
• Information matching
• Immigration media resources
• Identity information management
• Our Operational Manual
• Office of the Minister of Immigration: New Zealand Government Executive site