Fee exemptions for some employers under the Talent (Accredited Employer) scheme
If you have accreditation to employ workers with a Talent (Accredited Employer) visa, find out if you need to pay to become accredited to employ workers on Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
Who can get a fee exemption
New applications for accreditation to employ people on Talent (Accredited Employer) Work and Residence visas closed on 30 June 2021.
To be eligible for the fee exemption when you apply for AEWV accreditation, you must:
- have held an accreditation under Talent (Accredited Employer) scheme on 23 May 2022
- have at least 6 months remaining on your accreditation period — that is, your accreditation was due to expire on or after 23 November 2022, and
- apply for a fee exemption on or before 23 November 2022.
The fee exemption only applies to your first application for AEWV accreditation.
How to request a fee exemption
If you have decided to become accredited to employ workers on AEWVs, follow these steps.
- Use RealMe® to log in to the Immigration Online system and start an application for employer accreditation.
- When you reach the Review and Declare page, select Submit and Pay, but do not make the payment yet.
- Select the Employ Migrants tab and then select the Manage Accreditations button. This takes you to Manage Employer Accreditations screen. Record the Reference ID of your draft application – you need this for the next step.
- Call our dedicated employer line us to confirm your eligibility for the fee exemption and so we can apply this to your draft AEWV employer accreditation application.
Our employer line is open between 08:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Freephone from NZ landlines: 0508 967 569
Outside of these hours, call our Contact Centre.
Freephone: 0508 558 855 - Provide your organisation’s name, New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) and the Reference ID for the draft application you have saved in your Immigration Online account.
If available, also provide: your Immigration New Zealand client ID number and the Accreditation ID number for your Talent (Accredited Employer) scheme accreditation — you can find this on correspondence we sent you about this accreditation.
Fee exemption decisions
We will contact you to let you know whether or not we have granted you a fee exemption.
If we confirm you are eligible for the fee exemption, this will be applied to your draft application and you can then submit the application without being charged the fee.
How to submit your application for accreditation
After we have applied your fee exemption to your draft application, follow these steps.
- Log in to your Immigration Online account.
- Navigate to the Manage Employer Accreditations’ screen and select the employer accreditation application.
- Continue through to the Submit and pay page to submit your application.