Understanding the answer
VisaView will confirm whether a non-citizen is eligible to work in New Zealand for the enquiring employer.
Visa enquiries
VisaView will confirm whether a non-citizen is eligible to work in New Zealand for the enquiring employer. The table below displays the types of messages you will see as a result of your visa enquiry and how to interpret them.
| Result of visa enquiry | Explanation |
|---|---|
| YES is entitled to work for <Your Employer Name>: Until: 05/05/2012 As at: <Date of employment> |
This person is able to work for you until 5 May 2012. |
| YES is entitled to work for <Your Employer Name>: Until: 05/05/2012 Subject to, holder may work up to 20 hours each week. Holder may work during summer vacation. |
This person can work for you until 5 May 2012 but has limited hours of work during term time. |
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YES is entitled to work for <Your Employer Name>:
Until: 05/05/2012
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This person can work for you as a farm manager in the Nelson/Marlborough region until 5 May 2012. |
| No is not entitled to work for <Your Employer Name> As at: <Date of employment> |
This person is not eligible to work for you at this time. They may have a visa application being processed or may need to apply for a new visa or a change to their existing visa to work for you. You may suggest to the employee that they contact INZ to see if they may be eligible for a visa to work for you. |
| REFER to Immigration Contact Centre. Please ring the Immigration New Zealand Contact Centre 0508 WORKNZ (0508 967 569) for clarification of this employee’s work entitlement. Please quote the enquiry number above. |
VisaView can not give a definite answer on this person’s work entitlement for you. The conditions of their visa may have been varied since it was first issued, the employer specified on the visa may not match your VisaView registration or they may hold an interim visa. A Customer Service Officer at the Immigration New Zealand Contact Centre can clarify their entitlement. |
| Employee not found, please check the details you have entered are correct. | You may have entered slightly incorrect information into the enquiry screen. You should try again to ensure you have entered the fields correctly with the information from the passport. |
| We are unable to uniquely identify your employee, please provide further details. | You will be presented with additional fields to enter. These will include first name, middle name, gender and day and month of birth |
Passport enquiries
VisaView will confirm whether the New Zealand passport details you enter are consistent with the details of a New Zealand passport held by The Department of Internal Affairs. The table below displays the types of messages you will see as a result of a passport enquiry and how to interpret them.
| Result of New Zealand passport enquiry | Explanation |
|---|---|
| YES, the passport information provided is consistent with the record of a valid passport held by the Department of Internal Affairs. | The passport holder is a New Zealand citizen and is therefore entitled to work for you indefinitely. The passport details you have entered match a record of a valid New Zealand passport. |
| Passport record exists, unable to confirm details at this time. Additional verification is recommended. Passport holder may contact the Passport Office if required. | VisaView cannot be used to confirm the details of this passport at this time. We recommend you use an alternative method to confirm this employee’s New Zealand citizenship. The passport holder may wish to contact the Department of Internal Affiars to clarify the situation. |
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NO, the passport information supplied is not consistent with the record of a valid passport held by the Department of Internal Affairs. |
There is no record of a valid New Zealand passport with the details you have entered; these passport details do not confirm New Zealand citizenship. |