{"id":24193,"date":"2022-03-18T09:40:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T22:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/?p=24193"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:53:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T04:53:33","slug":"nz-announces-5-stage-border-reopening-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/news\/nz-announces-5-stage-border-reopening-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ Announces 5-stage Border Reopening Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Zealand government has announced a 5-stage plan to gradually open the border, starting on Sunday, February 27, 11.59 pm with fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens who are in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the five stages of the plan, outlining when visa holders and international students can enter NZ:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 1 \u2014 from Sunday, February 27, 11.59 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers in Australia can enter New Zealand and self-isolate on arrival. Eligible travellers must have spent the previous 14 days in Australia and meet health requirements before they travel.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible travellers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Zealand citizens<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand permanent residents or resident visa holders<\/li>\n<li>Australian citizens or permanent residence visa holders where New Zealand is your primary place of established residence<\/li>\n<li>Holders of a critical purpose visa (with a border exception)<\/li>\n<li>Those exempt from border entry restrictions such as diplomats and air crew, except those that are travelling from Very High-Risk countries, and<\/li>\n<li>Partners, dependent child\/ren or parents of a dependent child who:<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 holds a visa based on the relationship to a New Zealand citizen or resident<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 is travelling with a New Zealand or resident<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 is ordinarily resident in New Zealand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage 2 \u2014 from Sunday 13 March, 11.59 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from anywhere in the world can enter New Zealand and self-isolate on arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The following changes to schemes and border exceptions will be made:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Working Holiday Schemes will reopen on a rolling basis (the staging and timing of individual schemes will be confirmed)<\/li>\n<li>the income criteria for the Other Critical Worker border exception will be reduced to 1.5 times the median wage (NZD $84,240 a year or NZD $40.50 an hour) for roles longer than 6 months<\/li>\n<li>the requirement for Other Critical Workers to demonstrate that the skills are not readily obtainable in New Zealand will be removed, and<\/li>\n<li>the highly skilled family reunification border exception will be aligned with the 1.5 times the median wage bright line test for Other Critical Workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All travellers must meet health requirements before travel.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible travellers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Zealand citizens<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand permanent residents or resident visa holders<\/li>\n<li>Australian citizens or permanent residence visa holders where New Zealand is your primary place of established residence<\/li>\n<li>Holders of a critical purpose visa (with a border exception)<br \/>\nthose exempt from border entry restrictions such as diplomats and air crew, except those that are travelling from Very High-Risk countries, and<\/li>\n<li>Partners, dependent child\/ren or parents of a dependent child who:<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 holds a visa based on the relationship to a New Zealand citizen or resident<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 is travelling with a New Zealand or resident<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 is ordinarily resident in New Zealand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage 3 \u2014 from Tuesday 12 April, 11.59 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Temporary visa holders currently outside New Zealand and who have a valid visa can enter New Zealand as long as they still meet their visa requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 5000 international students can enter New Zealand for semester 2.<\/p>\n<p>Workforce class exceptions and events, and government approved programme lists, will be extended and updated as needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 4 \u2014 from July 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The NZ borders will open to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and other foreign nationals travelling from Australia<\/li>\n<li>Visitors from visa-waiver countries<\/li>\n<li>Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage 5 \u2014 from October 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The border opens for all other New Zealand visa holders, including visitor and student visas, unless the visa is closed or paused.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For any immigration assistance, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:Arno.Nothnagel@absoluteimmigration.com\">Arno.Nothnagel@absoluteimmigration.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New 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