Work Permit - New Zealand
Aug 15th 2003, 3:17 pm
#16
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Re: Work Permit - New Zealand
Originally posted by Pippa
We went to the New Zealand Expo in London last weekend which had stands from job agencies, NZIS, banks etc etc.
We went to the New Zealand Expo in London last weekend which had stands from job agencies, NZIS, banks etc etc.
Can people who know that these things are coming up, find the time to post info on when these events are coming up so others can know of them.I know there's one due in Oct, didn't have a clue there was one last weekend
Aug 15th 2003, 5:45 pm
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Re: Work Permit - New Zealand
Originally posted by GetMeOutOfHere
Wasn't even aware that this Expo was even on last week
Can people who know that these things are coming up, find the time to post info on when these events are coming up so others can know of them.
I know there's one due in Oct, didn't have a clue there was one last weekend
Wasn't even aware that this Expo was even on last week
Can people who know that these things are coming up, find the time to post info on when these events are coming up so others can know of them.I know there's one due in Oct, didn't have a clue there was one last weekend
Relax! Have another glass of wine!
Aug 15th 2003, 10:38 pm
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Originally posted by Jamie Smith
Hi all
I had an opportunity to manage the Q&A session with the Minister at NZAMI conference last week, and the question of coming to NZ on a visitor visa but looking for work came up.
Observartion was that they've just done away with Job Search Visa, so only possible route now is Visitor Visa.
I then mentioned that people have reported being stopped at Immigration when copies of CVs were found in the luggage, giving "clear evidence" that someone wasn't a tourist.
Both the Minister and her policy people rolled their eyes and agreed that of course you can now only come on Visitor Visa, that any intrusion at Immigration is merely an overzealous officer who is misinterpreting policy.
I think best way to handle this is to escalate and ask for the most senior NZIS official present at the time.
If necessary refer them to NZIS website with the Q&A sessions of 1 July!
Better still, before visiting NZ, write to the Minister of Immigration, Parliament Building, Wellington (no stamp required) and ask her to confirm that you don't need a special visa to find a job. Of course write early and give your travel date so they can get a reply to you.
The senior policy managers present at Conference then did said that work is being done on new visas for business research (after all, if you want to migrate permanently, well you can't be visitor, can you?!)
And then they said that after 8 years it was time that they revisited the tempoirary visas again.
In light of the total reliance by many countries on visitor visas for job search or business research under new policies, this review is now urgently required lest more overzealous officers undermine the intention of policy.
Don't accept the word of the first NZIS officer you meet, make sure you keep going until you get satisfaction even if the senior officer has to telephone the GM of NZIS at 2am to help you avoid spending the night being questioned in a room at the airport.
Noli illegitimi carborundum (I think...)
Hi all
I had an opportunity to manage the Q&A session with the Minister at NZAMI conference last week, and the question of coming to NZ on a visitor visa but looking for work came up.
Observartion was that they've just done away with Job Search Visa, so only possible route now is Visitor Visa.
I then mentioned that people have reported being stopped at Immigration when copies of CVs were found in the luggage, giving "clear evidence" that someone wasn't a tourist.
Both the Minister and her policy people rolled their eyes and agreed that of course you can now only come on Visitor Visa, that any intrusion at Immigration is merely an overzealous officer who is misinterpreting policy.
I think best way to handle this is to escalate and ask for the most senior NZIS official present at the time.
If necessary refer them to NZIS website with the Q&A sessions of 1 July!
Better still, before visiting NZ, write to the Minister of Immigration, Parliament Building, Wellington (no stamp required) and ask her to confirm that you don't need a special visa to find a job. Of course write early and give your travel date so they can get a reply to you.
The senior policy managers present at Conference then did said that work is being done on new visas for business research (after all, if you want to migrate permanently, well you can't be visitor, can you?!)
And then they said that after 8 years it was time that they revisited the tempoirary visas again.
In light of the total reliance by many countries on visitor visas for job search or business research under new policies, this review is now urgently required lest more overzealous officers undermine the intention of policy.
Don't accept the word of the first NZIS officer you meet, make sure you keep going until you get satisfaction even if the senior officer has to telephone the GM of NZIS at 2am to help you avoid spending the night being questioned in a room at the airport.
Noli illegitimi carborundum (I think...)
Cheers
...Darren, sorry, I used an old thread to reply to. Don't want to give you any more stress than necessary!!
Nov 21st 2003, 5:10 pm
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Originally posted by Jamie Smith
I then mentioned that people have reported being stopped at Immigration when copies of CVs were found in the luggage, giving "clear evidence" that someone wasn't a tourist.
Don't accept the word of the first NZIS officer you meet, make sure you keep going until you get satisfaction even if the senior officer has to telephone the GM of NZIS at 2am to help you avoid spending the night being questioned in a room at the airport.
Noli illegitimi carborundum (I think...)
I then mentioned that people have reported being stopped at Immigration when copies of CVs were found in the luggage, giving "clear evidence" that someone wasn't a tourist.
Don't accept the word of the first NZIS officer you meet, make sure you keep going until you get satisfaction even if the senior officer has to telephone the GM of NZIS at 2am to help you avoid spending the night being questioned in a room at the airport.
Noli illegitimi carborundum (I think...)
