WA4.15 Currency and conditions of Accredited Employer work visas

1. An Accredited Employer work visa may be granted for the period for which the employment is offered, up to a maximum of:
   1. five years for employment assessed as being paid at or above:
      • the median wage ($29.66) and the occupation has been assessed at the Job Check as ANZSCO skill level 1, 2, or 3; or
      • the median wage ($29.66) and the role is on the Green List (Appendix 13); or
      • the median wage ($29.66) and an occupation included in the Transport Sector: Work to Residence (SR7); or
      • 1.5 times the median wage in the Skilled Migrant Category at SR3.10(b) (currently $47.41 per hour); or
      • the median wage ($29.66) and the application for an Accredited Employer work visa was submitted on or before 6 April 2024; or
   2. the maximum duration a visa may be granted for specified in WA4.10.10 for employment paid below the median wage (WA3.15(b)); or
   3. the balance of five years, where the applicant holds an Accredited Employer work visa submitted on or before 6 April 2024 and the Job Check number is being re-used as set out at WA4.10.20; or
   4. two years for a role paid at or above the median wage ($29.66) and the occupation has been assessed at the Job Check as ANZSCO skill level 4 or 5; or
   5. three years for a role paid at or above the median wage ($29.66) and the occupation is part of the Care workforce sector (Appendix 14) and the occupation has been assessed at Job check as ANZSCO skill level 4 or 5.

      Note: The median wage rate of $29.66 for the Accredited Employer Work Visa reflects the June 2022 quarter publication of median wage data by Statistics New Zealand.

2. Despite (a)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) above, where the grant of a visa would result in the holder exceeding the maximum continuous stay period allowed under WA4.10.7 or WA4.10.10, the visa must only be granted for the remainder of the maximum continuous stay period.
3. Despite (a)(i) and (iii) above, an Accredited Employer work visa granted on the basis of re-using a Job Check number (WA4.10.20) for a role as part of the Care workforce sector agreement may only be granted for the balance of the 36-month maximum visa duration.
4. Accredited Employer work visas will be subject to conditions that the holder:
   1. may only work in a specified occupation; and
   2. may only work for a specified employer; and
   3. may only work in a specified location; and
   4. must be employed full time (as defined at WA3.15(d)); and
   5. must be paid at or above a specified remuneration level; and
   6. must provide evidence of the payment of remuneration if requested by an immigration officer; and
   7. unless (e) below applies, may not be placed in a triangular employment arrangement with a controlling third party (WA2.60.15).
5. An Accredited Employer work visa holder may be placed with a controlling third party if the job approved as part of the employer’s Job Check application involved the employee being placed in a triangular employment arrangement.

Effective 29/07/2024