WA1.5 Overview of Accredited Employer instructions

1. There are three steps in the grant of an Accredited Employer work visa. These are:
   1. employer accreditation - the employer must be granted employer accreditation (WA2); then
   2. Job Check - the accredited employer must have a Job Check approved by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) for any vacancy the employer needs to fill with a non-New Zealand citizen or resident worker (WA3); then
   3. work visa - a non-New Zealand citizen or resident worker is granted an Accredited Employer work visa to fill the vacancy for the accredited employer, if the instructions at WA4 are met.
2. Despite (a)(ii) above, an application from an Accredited Employer work visa (AEWV) holder for a further AEWV does not require the employer to have had a further Job Check approved, provided the applicant submitted the application for their current AEWV on or before 9 March 2025, they are applying for a visa to continue working in the same role with the same employer for whom they hold their current AEWV, and the application meets the requirements set out at WA4.10.20.

Effective 08/12/2025