Media releases

Skilled and experienced former refugees are being asked to help support government decision-makers and policy developers on matters impacting refugees in New Zealand.

Apex Recruitment Limited and its director, Georgia Carolan-Hyland, convicted and fined for their involvement in knowingly employing migrant workers in breach of their visa conditions.

The 2021 Resident Visa category is delivering on being quick and easy to assess.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is welcoming a decision that sees an almost five-year investigation, prosecution, and judicial process come to an end.

Today marked the successful launch of Phase 2 of the Government’s one-off 2021 Resident Visa, with applications opening at 10am for more than 110,000 migrants in New Zealand.

Phase 2 applications for the 2021 Resident Visa will open on Tuesday 1 March.

Up to 10,500 people who were eligible to apply for a 2021 Resident Visa from 1 March 2022 will now be able to apply from next week, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) announced today.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is delighted to announce a major new step for the Welcoming Communities programme.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has granted residence to more than 1,000 people under the new 2021 Resident Visa category since phase one applications opened on 1 December 2021.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is to resume processing all offshore residence applications ahead of the border gradually reopening next year.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is pleased to confirm that the Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship visa category is now open.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced a new partnership with HOST Aotearoa New Zealand to deliver an extended pilot of New Zealand’s community refugee sponsorship programme.

This was a particularly complex case, but when Immigration New Zealand (INZ) became aware of concerns about this individual, we continued to look at different options under the Immigration Act to deport the individual and prevent him being released into the community.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed charges against another employer over the use of unlawful migrant labour in the building and construction sector in Auckland.

Three new councils and regions are joining the programme: Queenstown Lakes District Council, Central Otago District Council, and Rangitīkei District Council.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed further charges over the use of unlawful migrant labour in the building and construction sector.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed a charge over the use of unlawful migrant labour by an employer at an Auckland construction site.

An Immigration New Zealand (INZ) compliance operation focused on the construction industry has uncovered the presence of unlawful workers.

The immigration system is facing an unprecedented challenge as New Zealand continues to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

New Zealand’s Refugee Quota Programme is resuming with small groups of refugee families beginning to arrive for resettlement in February 2021.