Finding it hard to find skilled staff ?
Have you considered employing non-residents ?
Can you employ a non-resident? Yes, you can.
Here are your options:
1) Get “Accreditation”
A prospective
employee can apply to work in New Zealand under
the “Work
to Residence” “Talent (accredited employers) work
policy”
For details see Application
for Employer Accreditation
For a list
of employers who are already accredited
2) Employ someone on the Priority
Occupations List (POL)
A prospective
employee can apply to work in New Zealand under
the “Work
to Residence” “Priority Occupations List (POL)
Policy”
For details see Priority
Occupations List (POL)
3) Employ someone on the
Occupational Shortages List (OSL)
A prospective
employee can apply to work in New Zealand under
the “General
Work” “Occupational Shortages List (OSL) Policy”
For
details see Occupational
Shortages List (OSL)
4) Get “Approval in principle”
A
prospective employee can apply to work in New Zealand under
the
“General Work” “Approval in Principle Policy”
5) Supply a job offer with some
extra information
A
prospective employee can apply to work in New Zealand under
the
“General Work” “Individual Applications Policy”
What do I need to do ?
1) Find someone you
want to employ
2) Depending on your position & theirs,
pick one of the options above.
3) Make them a suitable job
offer (Summary of Job Offer
Requirements)
4) Let your prospective employee do the rest
!
Your prospective employee can then:
1) Apply for a work
permit & start working for you in a matter of days or
weeks.
2) Apply for residency via the Skilled Migrant Category
(SMC)
For the New Zealand Immigration Service's Policy Structure
Click here
For a
summary of some of the New Zealand Immigration Policies Click
here
For full details visit the New Zealand Immigration Service's
Website
Pages of particular interest to employers:
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