Kia Ora,
Thank you for contacting us.
To be able to provide the best advice to you, I will need to access your file. Unfortunately, I do not have sufficient information to locate your file in our system.
I can only provide you general information.
The conditions on the Resident Visa that the client must remain in skilled employment for either 3 or 12 months. These months are counted from the date the skilled employment began, not the start date of the visa.
centre on 09 914 4100 or 0508 558 855
Payal
CLIENT SERVICES ADVISOR
Immigration Contact Centre, Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
64 (9) 914 4100
PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

On 22/08/2023 9:12 am, Ministerial Services "[email address]" wrote:
> Kia ora team
>
> This email below was sent from has been received via FYI.org.nz as such we do not have the clients email address. Any response to the email address will be automatically published on the FYI.org.nz website. My reccomendation is to provide general information in a reply and ask them to provide a personal email address, so you can can provide more specific advice to their circumstances.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Charmaine McAra
> SENIOR ADVISOR – MINISTERIAL SERVICES BUSINESS ADVISORY
> Strategy, Performance & Operations | Communications, Design & Ministerial Services | Corportate Services, Finance & Enablement
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> Email: [email address]-----Original Message-----
> From: [email address] <[email address]>
> Sent: Monday, 21 August 2023 11:57 pm
> To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
> Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - Unclear Section 49(1) conditions [UNCLASSIFIED][IN-CONFIDENCE:RELEASE EXTERNAL]
>
> Kia Ora team,
>
> I am unable to find client’s email address to respond. Is it possible to provide the email address of the client ?
>
> If you have any further query, please reply to this email.
>
> Ngā mihi,
> Raghu I CLIENT SERVICES ADVISOR
> Immigration Contact Centre, Te Whakatairanga - Service Delivery Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
> +64 (9) 914 4100
> PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
>
>
>
> On 21/08/2023 12:33 pm, Ministerial Services "[email address]" wrote:
> > Kia ora,
> >
> > Please see below correspondence for direct response by your team.
> >
> > Nga mihi,
> >
> > Ministerial Services
> > Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
> > Email: [email address]
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mr Arora <[FYI request #23892 email]>
> > Sent: Sunday, 20 August 2023 9:00 am
> > To: *OIA <[email address]>
> > Subject: Official Information request - Unclear Section 49(1)
> > conditions
> >
> > Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
> >
> > I recently received my Residency VISA, which came along with Section
> > 49(1) condition mentioned
> >
> > “ Section 49(1) conditions
> > Your resident visa is subject to the following conditions under Section 49(1) of the Immigration Act 2009:
> > • If you have an offer of skilled employment, you must take up the employment within three months of the grant of your resident visa. You must then remain in that employment for at least 12 months If you take up different employment from the position of employment you included in your residence application, your new position must meet all the skilled employment requirements (and the requirements for any bonus points awarded) as the position included in your application.”
> >
> > I have few questions about the condition:
> >
> > 1. The condition clearly mentions that i cannot change job until 12 months, is this 12 months from my job start date or the date i received my residency visa? Because i started my job 3 months before receiving my residency.
> > 2. Even though it mentions i cannot change jobs for 12 months, it’s states if i change jobs it must meet all of the same skilled requirements, so can i change jobs before completing 12 months provided the new employment role is with same requirements or i must not switch?
> >
> > I read several resources online but nothing matched my situation
> >
> > Please advice
> >
> > Yours faithfully,
> > Mr. Arora
> >
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