After your Job Check is approved

Once your Job Check has been approved you can ask a suitably qualified applicant to apply for an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).

We will send you an email confirming your Job Check has been approved.

Log in to Immigration Online to view your approved jobs.

Job Check expiry

A migrant worker must apply for their AEWV while the Job Check approval is valid. The Job Check approval will expire 6 months from the date it was approved. This is different to the expiry dates for visas and employer accreditation.

AEWV applications should be submitted by the day prior to the job token expiring.

You may be able to reuse a job token if it does not get used by the migrant you asked to apply for an AEWV, or if they want to apply for their AEWV balance.

Reusing or resending a job token

Check your applicant is suitably qualified

Before you send an applicant a job token and ask them to apply for an AEWV, you must check the applicant:

  • meets the AEWV skill requirements we set
  • has the skills and experience you said are required for the job.

Check your migrant worker is suitably qualified

How long someone can stay in New Zealand on an AEWV

There is a limit to how long a migrant can spend in New Zealand while on an AEWV. Once they reach this limit, they must spend time outside New Zealand before they can apply for another AEWV. This is called a 'maximum continuous stay'.

Check how long someone can stay in New Zealand on an AEWV:

How long you can stay on an AEWV

Ask a migrant worker to apply

To ask a suitably skilled migrant to apply for an AEWV, log in to Immigration Online and follow these steps.

  1. Go to your 'Approved jobs' — these are listed in the 'Approved jobs' section on the Accredited organisation, Accreditation certificate, and Job Check summary pages.
  2. Select 'Send request' from the Options drop-down list.
  3. Enter the migrant's full name and email address.
  4. Select 'Submit'.

This sends an email to the migrant with a unique link also known as a job token. The migrant must open the link and accept the request before they can begin their application.

If multiple jobs are approved for the same Job Check, each job will show in your 'Approved jobs'. You must send a new request for each individual job.

After a migrant worker has accepted your request they can log in to Immigration Online and apply for an AEWV. Their application will prepopulate relevant information from the associated Job Check.

Migrants must meet all the requirements of the AEWV, including additional requirements added on 7 April 2024. If your Job Check was approved before this date, they still must meet these requirements when they apply. 

Accredited Employer Work Visa

Note

You must give the visa applicant a copy of their employment agreement and a copy of the signed employment offer before they begin their application.

When a worker's visa is nearing expiry

If your worker has reached their maximum continuous stay, they will not be able to renew their AEWV. They must leave New Zealand for the required amount of time before they can apply for another AEWV. They may be able to apply for another type of visa, such as a residence visa, if they meet all the requirements.

New Zealand skilled residence pathways

If they have not reached their maximum continuous stay, you may be able to support them to apply for a new AEWV. You may need to apply for another Job Check including advertising for suitable New Zealand workers first — or if you meet the requirements, you can reuse a job token if the worker is staying in the same role.

Reusing or resending a job token

Note

If you have standard employer accreditation, check you have enough quota to continue employing them.

If the job location or details change

You may need to apply for another Job Check if the details of the job change significantly. For example, if the location of the job changes or the worker gets a promotion and their occupation changes.

The worker must apply to change their visa conditions to the new location or job. This is called a Job Change. They will need a new Job Check number to complete their application.

You do not need to apply for a Job Check for changes like pay increases.

Changing the conditions of a work visa or applying for a Job Change