Regional Immigration Pilot Programme
The aim of this New Zealand Immigration Service programme is to address skill shortages, encourage business investment, develop a coordinated approach to attract skilled migrants and assist in their settlement. This is a Wellington region initiative.
Immigration portfolio
This site provides a link to the Minister for Immigration's website with portfolio announcements and Minister's biography.
New Zealand Immigration Service
Visit this site to find out more about how to lodge immigration applications, what it takes to work in New Zealand (and what types of work there is), what the rules are around employment, holidays, wages and temporary work. The web site is the best way to access information about such issues. Or, you can call the National (freephone) 0508 55 88 55.
Refugee Family Quota Sponsor Information and Forms
The New Zealand Immigration Service's (NZIS) Refugee Family Quota facilitates refugee family reunification. It provides refugees resident in New Zealand with an opportunity to sponsor family members who do not qualify for residence in this country under any other category of government residence policy, with the exception of the Family Quota.
Special Zimbabwe National Policy
The Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy is for Zimbabwean nationals who arrived in New Zealand on or before 23 September 2004, and who are not eligible for residence under existing residence policies. See also the questions & answer section on the Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy for more information.
Migrant Action Trust
Migrant Action Trust is about empowering migrants and refugees to reach their goals for a better life as they make this country their home and become part of the country’s growth. Their main goal is for migrants to become assets of New Zealand.
Citizens Advice Bureau provides a free, impartial and confidential service of information, support and referral to people in our communities, about any query or problem. We can provide assistance across a broad range of topics such as consumer issues, education and training, employment, housing, budgeting and finances, legal issues, personal and family matters, transport and immigration.
We provide our service from 90 locations around New Zealand from the far north to Invercargill. The CAB also has a Multi Lingual Information Service (MLIS) which makes our CAB service available in around 25 different languages. If individuals need the assistance of the CAB and in their own language, they can contact their local bureau directly or our free phone number (0800 FOR CAB or 0800 367 222) which ensures no cost to anyone calling from a landline phone.
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