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Business Investor Work Visa updates to unlock wider investment opportunities
Police certificates required upfront for student and temporary visas
Update on English language testing for immigration applications
Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship programme to become permanent
Health scholarship opens to support former refugees into healthcare careers
Final details about changes to the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa and work to residence visas
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Visitor visa fees temporarily reduced for Pacific nationals
Family of temporary visa holder applications now on enhanced Immigration Online
New and updated post-study work visa options
Refugee Survey highlighted strong settlement outcomes and areas to improve
Immigration scam phone calls on the rise
Final deportation closes chapter on $20 million cocaine smuggling case
Changes to health insurance requirements for the Peak Seasonal Visa
Income thresholds to increase for Pacific and parent visa categories
Family of temporary visa holder applications moving to enhanced Immigration Online
Changes to the Immigration Act introduced
Check visa application processing times
Middle East: advice for temporary visa holders in New Zealand affected by travel disruptions
Changes to employment conditions for open work visa holders
Ukraine Resident Visa category closing in March 2026
Man sentenced for fraudulent immigration scheme
Business owner sentenced for migrant exploitation
Peak Seasonal Visa
Global Workforce Seasonal Visa
Peak Seasonal Visa jobs
Police certificate requirement changes for Accredited Employer Work Visa and visitor visa applications
New Business Investor Work Visa is now open
Business Investor Work Visa
Update to simplified Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) Job Change process
WA4.10 Determining an Accredited Employer work visa (17/11/2025)
New seasonal visas open 8 December 2025
Sentencing in major immigration fraud investigation
Recognising National Occupation List (NOL) occupations in the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
How to appeal a residence class visa decision
WA4.10 Determining an Accredited Employer work visa (29/09/2025)
Changes to the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa announced