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고용주인증 워크비자 AEWV에 대해서 이민법이 4월7일 부로 변경시행 됩니다.

스킬레벨1~3까지는 변동이 없고 하위 레벨인 4와 5 직업군이 해당 됩니다.

요약해 보자면..

What is changing for people with an AEWV

If you currently have an AEWV, these changes could affect how long you can stay before you need to spend time outside New Zealand or your eligibility to be granted a further AEWV.

If you applied for your first AEWV before 21 June 2023 and are in an ANZSCO level 4 and 5 job paying at or above the required AEWV wage rate, and currently hold a three year AEWV, you will no longer be able to access the maximum time of five years.

If you are in an ANZSCO level 4 and 5 job on a pathway to residence, you will not be affected by these changes.

If you apply for a further AEWV on or after 7 April 2024, you will have to meet the updated criteria. If you are in an ANZSCO level 4 and 5 job you may not be able to stay and work in New Zealand for the maximum time of five years.

1. 스킬레벨4와 5는 5년짜리 AEWV 워크비자 연장 안해준다.

What is changing for new AEWV applications

There are now higher work experience and qualification requirements, a standard of English for people applying to work in roles assessed as ANZSCO skill level 4 and 5, and a shorter stay in New Zealand if you are working in specific roles

New minimum skill requirement

If you are applying for an AEWV you will need to show evidence of your work experience or qualifications. This is in addition to the skills and qualifications that your employer has identified as necessary for the job and your employer will need to check you meet the skill requirements before they offer you the job.

Unless your role is on the Green List and meets the Green List role requirements, or is paid at least twice the median wage, you must now have:

at least 3 years’ relevant work experience, or

a relevant qualification at level 4 or above of the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF).

Evidence of your qualification must be accompanied by an International Qualification Assessment (IQA) if it is below Bachelor’s degree level.

To meet the work experience requirement, you must provide evidence proving you did the work — you cannot include documents that you wrote.

2. 스킬레벨4와 5 직업군은 학력, 관련경력 3년이상, 그리고 영어점수 필요하다.

- 단, 그린리스트 또는 중간임금의 2배를 받는 고액연봉자는 제외

- 경력은 3년이상 필요하고

- 학사학위 이하의 학력은 뉴질랜드 교육부에 IQA라는 인증을 받아라.

Minimum standard of English

If the job is ANZSCO level 4 or 5, you need to show that you can speak and understand English.

This requirement will not apply to current applications, or to people travelling as the partner or child of AEWV applicant.

3. 주신청자는 위의 영어점수 무조건 제출해야 워크비자 심사한다. 단, 배우자와 자녀는 안내도 된다.

Shorter visa length and stay in New Zealand for some jobs

For ANZSCO level 4 and 5 jobs paying at or above the required AEWV wage rate, the maximum visa length for an AEWV is reduced to 2 years, with the ability to apply for one more year with a new Job Check.

The total time you can stay in New Zealand (also called a maximum continuous stay) on one or more AEWVs is reduced to 3 years. When you get to the end of your maximum continuous stay you will need to leave New Zealand for a specified amount of time — normally 12 months — before you can apply for another AEWV.

These changes will apply to anyone who applied for their first AEWV on or after 7 April 2024 or before 21 June 2023.

Some ANZSCO level 4 and 5 jobs will not be affected by these changes, including those:

on the Green List

in transport and care sector agreements, and on a pathway to residence

earning 1.5 times the median wage.

The length of an AEWV and maximum continuous stay for people in ANZSCO level 1 to 3 jobs will remain 5 years.

4. 스킬리벨4와 5 직업군은 최장 3년 일할수 있다. 신청하면 2년을 먼저 허가해 주고 연장신청하면 1년더 주겠다.

단, 그린리스트 직업군, 운송분야 & Care섹터, 2년후 영주권 받는 Residence 패스웨이, 미디엄웨이지의 1.5배를 받는사람은 해당되지 않는다.

그리고 다시 워크비자 신청할려면 뉴질랜드를 떠나서 12개월 후에 새로 비자신청을 할수있다.

Ensure an applicant is suitably qualified and skilled

Employers must now take reasonable steps to ensure migrants are suitably skilled before sending them a job token. Employers will need to check that the migrant has the skills they have identified as necessary for the job, as well as the new minimum skill requirement being introduced as part of these changes.

These requirements must be met for all Job Check applications.

Employers who are accredited or re-accredited from 7 April 2024 will need to take reasonable steps to ensure migrant workers meet skill requirements as part of their accreditation obligations.

5. 신청자에게 토큰 보내기 전에 신청자 제대로 체크해라 -> 엄청 까다롭게 잡체크 심사할꺼다!

뉴질랜드 이민업에 종사하시는 분들은 알고 계시겠지만 위의 5번의 경우 예전 Work and Income에 잡체크 하듯이 신청자들의 이력서, 인터뷰 여부를 일일이 확인 하거나 또는 랜덤으로 확인할 가능성이 커졌기 때문에 상당히 까다롭게 체크를 할꺼라고 예고 하는듯 합니다.

꼼꼼하게 잡체크 준비를 하셔야 할것 같네요!

그리고 위의 2번항에 관련경력 3년을 지정한것은 생계가 달린 뉴질랜드 자국민들의 일자리를 보호하기 위한 조치로 보이고 이는 중국, 베트남, 인도와 같이 많은 수의 하위레벨 직업군으로 뉴질랜드 워크비자를 받고오는 것을 경계하기 위함으로 보입니다. 실제로 다국적 기업의 경력이 아닌이상 위의 국가의 경력은 뉴질랜드 이민성에서 인정을 잘 안해주거든요.

실제 뉴질랜드 이민법이 변경이 되면 유효기간을 두고 시행을 하는게 일반적인데 즉시 시행하는걸 보면 급한가 봅니다.