Zinnia Manchanda - Licensed Immigration Adviser

03/04/2026

INZ has said they don't yet have an answer to underpinning bachelor needing NZQA assessment or not. They will release that clarity in few months. See comment.

27/03/2026

Median wage
💰 1.1 x is required for Skilled Work Experience Pathway
💰💰 1.2 x is required for Amber List Pathway

26/03/2026

A sensible reminder from MBIE

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CTzHDzpgc/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Immigration Advisers Authority

23/03/2026

For those in Middle East who have to do their medicals, please see important notification

21/03/2026

⚠️ Important information from NZ government for those travelling to, from or through Middle East

If you travel to or through the Middle East, you may not be able to leave if conflict escalates.

Flights can change at short notice. Roads and borders can close. Even if your final destination is not in the Middle East your travel plans could still be disrupted. That is why we are still advising New Zealanders who are in the region to leave now on a commercial flight while these remain available, if they can do so safely.

At the moment we advise that New Zealanders do not travel (Level 4 of 4) to Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, due to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East and the current risk posed by military strikes and armed conflict. This includes stop overs at Dubai International Airport, Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, or Hamad International Airport in Doha.

Emirates and Etihad Airways continue to operate flights to New Zealand (including via Australia and other destinations). Qatar Airways is operating a number of special flights, including to Australian destinations.

The most up to date and reliable flight information can be obtained from the airlines’ websites. Please check your flight’s status and your airline’s website for operational information, before travelling to the airport.

Since this conflict began, we have worked closely with the airlines to support flight connectivity for New Zealanders. We are grateful to Emirates, Qatar and Etihad for their support in making more flight options available for Kiwis to get home.

Please register on Safetravel.govt.nz and follow our social media for important updates and advice.

If you are in need of urgent consular assistance, please call 0800 30 10 30 or +64 99 20 20 20

12/03/2026

All the residence categories being introduced/changed from August 2026.

If you are NOT under Green List, Care workforce or Transport Sector then your only pathway to residence is one of these categories.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟭: Median Wage refers to median wage that applied at the time you started your work experience, not the current median wage.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟮: 𝐼𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑗𝑜𝑏 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑁𝑍 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑟. 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝙘𝒂𝙣𝒏𝙤𝒕 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 (𝑗𝑜𝑏)- 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.

12/03/2026

Median Wage Rates Across Time

12/03/2026

Hello all,
🙏Thank you for your engagement and comments on the posts. The changes are complex and there are far too many questions/comments now for me to be able to answer, although most would be answered by now. I will continue clarifying where I can, but I'm sure I will miss a few!

✅ There are heaps of knowledge posts available on this page, so please use these links as guide to learn about your category of interest – I will update these as more content gets posted:

1. Summary of new pathways from August 2026 –
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1auq6JzNhD/?mibextid=wwXIfr

2. Chef Residence –
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14Wa3NVmHn5/

3. Qualification + Work Experience points under Skilled Migrant Category – 6 points
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1By2Fx2fv2/

4. Red List –
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C1EzJerkU/

5. Amber List –
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Ljd4EnCQ/

09/03/2026

Chef - Residence Options.
There's only 2:
- Amber List
- Skilled Migrant Category with 6 points (but this requires either a Bachelor or 1.5x Median Wage)

The median wage is from when you started your work experience and didnt change job, so not the current MW