Remuneration thresholds in Skilled Migrant and Essential Skills policies will be raised on 15 January 2018. Following factors are considered while viewing the increase:

• to ensure that the immigrants bring in economic advantages to New Zealand and enhance the aptitude creation of individuals who choose to live under the Skilled Migrant Category
• to balance between guaranteeing New Zealanders to the forefront for employment and protecting the abilities of immigrants who will bring continued economic development to the country

Why are these progressions happening now?

Report says that compensation necessities are to be refreshed toward the end of each schedule year in light of New Zealand income data (which generally happens in September). This year the progressions have been postponed until the point that January to give migrants enough time to change in accordance with the new limits.

Visas that individuals as of now hold won’t be affected. Changes to the wage edges won’t influence the length or conditions of visas that have just been granted.

Imagine a scenario where one applies or connects for a work visa under Essential Skills prior to 15 January 2018, yet my application isn’t chosen by at that point. Will Immigration New Zealand evaluate my ability level in light of the old limits or the new ones?

In case the application was received and accepted before 15 January 2018 by Immigration office, the old edges will be utilized to survey your application and decide your visa application.

If one is an employer/business unit who has publicized and arranged to help an Essential Skills work visa, but the individual can’t get his application in before 15 January 2018, what happens at that point?

In case an application is received and acknowledged after 15 January 2018, the new edges will apply, regardless of whether (for instance) the work understanding has been marked before 15 January 2018.

What happens if one has been invited to apply for the Skilled Migrant Category under the old edges?

The compensation edges against which you will be evaluated are the edges set up on the date your Expression of Interest (EOI) was chosen from the Pool. For instance, if your EOI was chosen on 10 January 2018 and you were welcome to apply on 20 January 2018, the old compensation limits will apply, despite the fact that you weren’t welcome to apply until after the new edges were presented.

For more information on new income threshold and policy changes, please contact us or fill this free visa assessment form.