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Five years maximum stay of AEWV

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From: Mojo

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
(Immigration NZ)

A quick question, Truck driver (General) ANZSCO 733111 on an AEWV work visa, applied for before 21 June 2023, job check was done for class 2 license, paid more than median wage ($27.76) of that time ($28/hour), is now eligible to apply for 5-years maximum stay in New Zealand?

If one is eligible, as no reuse of job token is an option, thus, it would require a new job check. So, would a new AEWV work visa application require English language competence, Essential skills, and employers' requirements to be met as well?
Referring to WA4.11.1(b) (iii) and (iv) Transport sector: work to residence.

In Jan 2023, when visa was granted at a median wage, work to residence SR7 did not require any qualification or license to accrue work experience towards 24 months for work to residence: acceptable employment (SR7.10(a) Note: The licencing and qualifications requirements specified above are not required to begin accruing the required 24 months of work in New Zealand (see SR7.15) (Archived 29/08/2023 as it was applicable when visa was granted for both median wage and qualification and licensing).

Please clarify whether a Truck driver (General ) (733111) is eligible for a five-year maximum stay, and as it would need a new job check, are they subject to a new AEWV work visa requirement to be met?

If pay rate/ hour was increased (1.5 of the median wage) later on after the grant of an AEWV work visa, would that be eligible for a maximum stay of five years for skill level 4 or 5?

Thanks!
Yours faithfully,

Mojo

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From: INZ General Enquiries

Dear Mojo,

 

For truck drivers, one must meet the English language requirements and
also meet the work experience requirements.

 

 

If you meet the Immigration Instructions WA4.11.1 B (IV) , then may be
eligible for further work visa.

 

WA4.11.1 Determining Maximum Continuous Stay period

The maximum continuous stay period for an AEWV holder is either:

 1. five years if the holder’s application for their first AEWV was made
between 21 June 2023 and 6 April 2024 (inclusive), and the role
approved was paid at or above $29.66 at the time of approval; or
 2. if the holder is not described in (a) above, as stated in the table
below.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Current offer of employment assessed as |Maximum Continuous Stay|
|------------------------------------------------+-----------------------|
|i. ANZSCO skill level 1-3 (including those |60 months |
|classified as ANZSCO skill level 1-3 under | |
|WA3.16 (d)); or |(5 years) |
|------------------------------------------------| |
|ii. on the Green List ([1]Appendix 13); or | |
|------------------------------------------------| |
|iii. included in the Transport Sector: Work to | |
|Residence ([2]SR7) and meets the remuneration | |
|threshold required for residence as specified in| |
|SR7.10; or | |
|------------------------------------------------| |
|iv. included in the Transport Sector: Work to | |
|Residence ([3]SR7) as of 6 April 2024, where the| |
|holder holds an AEWV, and the application for | |
|that AEWV was submitted on or before 6 April | |
|2024 (this provision covers various bus and | |
|truck driver roles removed on 6 April 2024); or | |
|------------------------------------------------| |
|v. included in the Care Workforce sector | |
|([4]Appendix 14) and meets and meets the | |
|remuneration threshold required for residence as| |
|specified in [5]SR6.10; or | |
|------------------------------------------------| |
|vi. paid at or above 1.5 times the median wage | |
|in the Skilled Migrant Category | |
|([6]SR3.10(b) (currently $47.41 per hour)); or | |
|------------------------------------------------+-----------------------|
|vii. ANZSCO Skill Level 4 or 5 (where the |36 months |
|employment is not otherwise assessed as meeting | |
|(b)(i) to (vi) above, or where the holder is not|(3 years) |
|otherwise described in (a) above) | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Kind regards,

 

Tracy

CLIENT SERVICES ADVISOR

 

MBIE Customer Service Centre, Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Hīkina Whakatutuki

 

+64 (9) 914 4100
PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

If you wish to provide service feedback, here is the link:
[7]https://feedback.immigration.govt.nz/

Make sure you check out our [8]Immigration ONLINE system when applying for
your next visa.

 

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Kia ora, 

 

Please see below email. Can you please confirm you can respond to this as
general correspondence, or do you need this logged as an OIA?

 

Ngā mihi

 

Charmaine McAra

Senior Advisor - Ministerial Services Business Advisory

Communications and Government Services| Strategy and Assurance Group

Email: [9][email address]

 

 

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