{"id":55293,"date":"2025-09-18T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/?p=55293"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:51:11","slug":"recognising-new-higher-skilled-occupations-on-the-national-occupation-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/nz\/news\/recognising-new-higher-skilled-occupations-on-the-national-occupation-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognising new higher-skilled occupations on the National Occupation List"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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New Zealand\u2019s National Occupation List<\/span><\/a> (NOL) is taking another significant step forward, with Immigration New Zealand (INZ) confirming it will recognise approximately 90 new skill level 1, 2 and 3 occupations from 3 November 2025 under the Accredited Employer Work Visa<\/span><\/a> (AEWV) programme. This change marks a move to ensure higher-skilled roles created in the NOL July 2025 update are fully reflected in the AEWV framework.<\/p>

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A bridge for current visa holders<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

To minimise disruption for workers and employers during the transition, INZ has created a time-limited Specific Purpose Work Visa<\/a> <\/span>(SPWV) pathway for about 30 of the newly listed occupations. This pathway lets a small number of current AEWV holders extend their stay to five years if they are at the end of their current visa and moving into one of the newly recognised higher-skilled roles.<\/p>

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What employers should know<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>

When using the SPWV pathway, employers need to follow these key points:<\/p>