2016-Jan 29: Reminder – Conclusion of the Export Education Industry Partnership Pilot

Visa Pak 244: A reminder to staff about the conclusion of the Export Education Industry Partnership Pilot.

Visa Paks

January 29 2016 

Reminder – Conclusion of the Export Education Industry Partnership Pilot

In an earlier article we advised you of the timing of the conclusion of the Export Education Industry Partnership Pilot (IPP). Timing of the conclusion of the IPP is as follows:

  • From 1 January 2016 – IPP providers to stop issuing nomination letters
  • From 1 February 2016 – Immigration New Zealand (INZ) to stop processing applications under the IPP. All applications from IPP providers lodged with INZ from this date will be processed as per INZ’s standard operating procedures (including those that are accompanied by an IPP nomination letter).

Note also that the business rule that currently assigns a ‘value’ tag to IPP applications at the triage stage will be removed on 1 February 2016.

The new industry partnership model is currently being developed and is expected to be implemented by mid-2016.

Action
Please discuss with your team(s) and ensure they are aware of these dates. For applications from IPP providers lodged with INZ before 1 February 2016, continue to process as per the IPP procedures. For all applications lodged with INZ from 1 February 2016 onwards, process as per the standard operating procedures.