Update on the new Accredited Employer Work Visa

Update on the new Accredited Employer Work Visa that is being introduced to replace the Essential Skills Work Visa.

What is changing?

• The new Accredited Employer Work Visa will be introduced on 1^st November 2021
• The new work visa will replace the following, existing work visas:
  • Essential Skills Work Visa
  • Essential Skills Work Visa – approved in principle
  • Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa
  • Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa
  • Silver Fern Job Search Visa
  • Silver Fern Practical Experience Visa
• Employers must be accredited to employ a migrant. Companies with 1 to 5 migrant workers at any one time will require Standard Accreditation. Companies with 6 or more migrant workers at any one time will require High Volume Accreditation.
• The visa application process in in 3 parts:
  • The Employer Check (the accreditation process)
  • The Job Check
  • The Migrant Worker Check
• The new visa process is led by the employer offering the job. Your potential employer must complete the employer accreditation and job check before you apply for a work visa.

What are the timescales?

• From late September 2021, employers will be able to start applying for accreditation
• Applications for the 6 existing work visas that are being replaced will close on 31^st October 2021
• Applications for the new Accredited Employer Work Visa can be made from 1^st November 2021

We will keep updating our News Section as more details become available.

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