Supporting and welcoming your new AEWV employees
Information and resources to help you support new migrant staff to settle in New Zealand.
Use our online system to apply for selected visas or check visa details. Get help to use our online services.
We have enhanced Immigration Online. You can still access applications, documents or eVisas in the old system.
When you employ workers on Accredited Employer Work Visas (AEWV), you must provide information to help them settle into their jobs and life in New Zealand.
Information you must give them about working here includes:
You must also provide information that will help new employees understand their employment rights.
You must give them time during their first month of work on their AEWV to complete the online modules for employees offered by Employment New Zealand. The modules help migrants learn about their employee rights and avoid potential disagreements.
Employment Learning Modules | Employment New Zealand
Information you must give them about living in New Zealand includes:
We check that you have met your commitments when you renew your accreditation. We may also carry out checks during your accreditation.
Supporting and welcoming your new AEWV employees
Our employer line is open between 08:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Freephone from NZ landlines: 0508 967 569
Information and resources to help you support new migrant staff to settle in New Zealand.