If the migrant you want to hire is not already in New Zealand, they will only be able to travel here if they:
- are exempt from the border restrictions, or
- have a critical purpose reason to travel.
People who are exempt from the border restrictions include New Zealand citizens or permanent residents with valid travel conditions.
Workers who have a critical purpose include critical health workers, 'other critical workers' — specialist or essential staff who we assess on a case-by-case basis — and some marine crew arriving by sea. If you are hiring marine crew or 'other critical workers', you need to make the initial request for them to travel on behalf of your workers.