If things change for AEWV accredited employers
You must tell us if an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) worker stops working for you, if key people in your organisation change, or your business is going through a restructure, liquidation or bankruptcy.
How to tell us about a change
The process to tell us if something has changed depends on whether:
- an AEWV worker stops working for you
- the key people in your organisation change
- your business is going through a restructure, liquidation or bankruptcy.
- Log in to Immigration Online using RealMe®.
Log in using RealMe® - Go to the 'Employ migrants' tab.
- Go to the 'My granted accreditations' section. Find the organisation the migrant worked for and choose the arrow in the 'Options' column.
- In the Options drop-down list, choose 'View accreditation'.
- You should now see a screen with your accreditation details. On this page, go to the 'Migrant workers with visas' section.
- Find the AEWV worker who has stopped working for you and choose the arrow in the 'Options' column.
- In the Options drop-down list, choose 'Notify INZ that employment has ended'.
- Complete the required sections of the form and as many optional fields as you can.
- Submit the form. We will be notified that the AEWV worker has stopped working for you.
You must tell us within 10 working days if an AEWV worker has stopped working for you, including if they are on a fixed term contract. If you do not tell us that an AEWV worker has stopped working for you, you will not be meeting your accreditation requirements. Depending on the circumstances, we can suspend or revoke your accreditation.
If the AEWV worker has less than 1 month remaining on their AEWV, you do not need to tell us that they have stopped working for you. This includes if the worker has less than 1 month remaining and is on a fixed term contract.
You can let us know but it is not a requirement. You will need to meet this requirement in the future if you apply for, renew or upgrade your accreditation.
Contact us if the AEWV worker is not showing on your dashboard.
If your key people change
You must tell us within 10 working days if key people in your organisation change. If you do not let us know, you will not be meeting your accreditation requirements, and your accreditation can be revoked or suspended.
Call our employer helpline if your situation changes or if you are unable to meet the requirements for accredited employers.
If your business is going through a restructure, liquidation or bankruptcy
Contact us as early as possible if there are changes in your business' circumstances or operations, for example:
- a restructure
- redundancies
- bankruptcy, or
- liquidation.
If you plan to change an AEWV worker's job in a restructure, then they may need to apply for a Job Change (variation of conditions).
Employers may receive an infringement notice and the AEWV worker may face deportation if they work in a different job on their current visa. If an AEWV worker loses their job, this may affect their work visa.
Apply for a Job Change or variation of conditions if you have a work visa
AEWV workers affected by a restructure, redundancy, bankruptcy or liquidation should contact our Customer Service Centre to discuss their options.
If the job location or details change
You need to apply for another job check (to get another job token) if:
- the details of the job change significantly after your first job check application is approved (for example, the job location or main duties of the role), and
- you have not yet given the migrant the job token number, and
- you do not have a valid job token for the new location or role.
If the job changes, the AEWV worker must apply to change their visa conditions to the new location or job. This is called a Job Change. They will need an unused job token number to complete their application.
The worker should not need to apply for a Job Change if they are moving into a role:
- that is in the same location, and
- where the main duties have not changed.
You do not need to apply for a job check for changes like pay increases.
Apply for a Job Change or a variation of conditions if you have a work visa
Example
A worker on an AEWV is working as an external auditor in an audit team. They are promoted to a senior auditor role, but the core role and job description is fundamentally the same. They do not need to apply for a Job Change.
They are then promoted to an assistant manager. They still do some auditor roles but fundamentally their job has changed, as they have extra duties which includes managing a team. This job is now considered under a different ANZSCO. This means they would need to apply for a Job Change and they will need a new job token for that role.
If a worker applies for a Job Change
You must provide a job offer or employment agreement to the worker, which must contain:
- the name of the employer
- the name of the person who is being offered the job, and
- details of the job.
Details of the job include:
- job title or designation
- location of employment
- type of work, duties and responsibilities involved
- details of pay and conditions of employment
- the hours of work, and
- the duration of the job.
Help for employers
Our employer helpline is open between 08:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Freephone from New Zealand landlines: 0508 967 569