If you want to hire migrant workers, yes! Most employers wishing to employ migrant workers must now be accredited to use Immigration New Zealand’s Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) which has now replaced the main employer-assisted temporary work visas, including the Essential Skills Work Visa, Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa and Long Term Skill Shortage Work Visa.

While the requirement to be accredited is currently limited to those employing migrants on the AEWV, a new requirement will come into effect in 2023 which requires any employer employing a migrant worker (including those with open work rights such as working holidaymakers or students) to be accredited.

Employers must now take a lead role in the immigration process. This will require a significant adjustment for many employers and will involve a higher level of engagement with Immigration New Zealand. In this article we set out the key aspects of the new AEWV framework.

There are three steps in the new AEWV framework:

• Step 1: Employer Check - Accreditation: employers will be required to meet a minimum set of accreditation requirements to show it is a viable business and it meets employment and immigration standards. This process is intended to be more streamlined than the previous accreditation framework.
• Step 2: The Job Check: accredited employers will need to apply for a job check for each role it wishes to hire a migrant worker in. The job check includes confirming the job pays the market rate,...

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