WA3.35 Currency and approval specifications of a Job Check

1. When a Job Check is approved, the job tokens granted to the employer may have a validity of 6 months.
2. An approved job token will expire after 6 months, or when the employer’s accreditation lapses or is revoked, whichever occurs first.
3. Throughout any period that the employer’s accreditation is suspended, any current job tokens the employer holds will be unable to be used to support an application for an Accredited Employer work visa or application for a Job Change.
4. An approved Job Check will specify:
   1. the occupation; and
   2. the minimum and maximum remuneration for the employment; and
   3. the location of the employment; and
   4. the number of job tokens approved; and
   5. the token’s start date; and
   6. the token’s expiry date.
5. If an employer applies for a Job Check for multiple jobs, an immigration officer may approve the Job Check for the same or fewer number of jobs requested, depending on whether the requirements set out at WA3.10 are met.
6. A job token associated to an approved Job Check application may be cancelled where:
   1. an employer informs INZ that they no longer require the token; or
   2. an immigration officer determines that the employment is not genuine (as per WA3.30.1) or acceptable (as per WA3.15); or
   3. the job token was granted in error.

WA3.35.1 Using a job token to support an Accredited Employer work visa

1. When a job is approved as part of a Job Check application, a non-New Zealand citizen or resident visa holder can use the approved job token to apply for an Accredited Employer work visa or Job Change.
2. The job token may only be used to apply for an Accredited Employer work visa or Job Change while the relevant Job Check is current.
3. The job token may only be used to apply for one Accredited Employer work visa or Job Change, except where (d) below applies.
4. While the job token is current, it can be used to apply for another Accredited Employer work visa or Job Change if:
   1. the previous application for an Accredited Employer work visa or Job Change that was made on the basis of the job token has not been decided, and the employer notifies INZ that the previous offer of employment has been withdrawn; or
   2. the previous application for an Accredited Employer work visa or Job Change that was made on the basis of the job token is withdrawn; or
   3. the previous application for a Job Change that was made on the basis of the job token is declined; or
   4. the previous application for an Accredited Employer work visa that was made on the basis of the job token is declined, and either:
      • a subsequent application for reconsideration is withdrawn or declined; or
      • it has been more than 14 days since the applicant received notice of the decision to decline the application and a subsequent application for reconsideration has not been received; or
      • the employer notifies INZ that the previous offer of employment has been withdrawn.
5. Despite anything else in Accredited Employer instructions, a job token may be reused to support an application for an Accredited Employer work visa where the applicant holds an Accredited Employer work visa and the application for that visa was submitted on or before 9 March 2025, the applicant is applying for a visa to continue working in the same role as shown on their current visa, and they meet the requirements set out at WA4.10.20. A Job Check number being re-used in this way is considered to be current and has no expiry date.

Effective 29/09/2025