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Closure of Talent and Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visas

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateOctober 31, 2021
CategoryWork
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

The Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa and the Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa were closed to new applications. This change retired these pathways to make way for the new unified Accredited Employer Work Visa framework.

Official source excerpt

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2021 Announcement Work to residence visas closing to new applications on 31 October 2021 Published 22 October 2021 Topics Work Supporting migrant employees Hiring workers The Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa and the Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa close to new applications on 31 October 2021 at 11:59pm. The Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa and the Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa will be replaced by the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), which is a new temporary work visa being introduced on 4 July 2022. If you already hold one of these visas you can continue on …
Immigration New Zealandwww.immigration.govt.nz. Closure of Talent and Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visas. Effective 2021-10-31.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/work-to-residence-visas-closing-to-new-applications-on-31-october-2021

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