Hire the world's talent, on the right footing.
To employ migrant workers in New Zealand, your business needs accreditation — the first link in the Accredited Employer Work Visa chain. We secure it, choose the right type, and run the process end to end, so your hiring never waits on paperwork.
Accreditation is the gateway — not a formality.
Without it, you cannot hire migrants on an AEWV at all. With it — and the right type for your hiring plans — you unlock a repeatable pathway to global talent, and a clear route to residence for the people you want to keep. Done well, it's a competitive advantage. Done poorly, it stalls your recruitment for months.
Three kinds of accreditation.
Choosing correctly matters — it sets how many migrants you can employ and what you're authorised to do. We assess your hiring plans and accredit you at the right level from the start, so you're not forced to upgrade mid-recruitment.
Standard
For employers hiring up to five migrant workers on an AEWV at any one time. The right starting point for most businesses making targeted hires.
High-Volume
For employers intending to hire six or more migrant workers at once. Built for businesses recruiting at scale — and required before you exceed five.
Triangular
For businesses that directly employ migrants but place them with a controlling third party — labour hire, secondment and similar arrangements. Carries additional requirements.
Accreditation is the first link.
The AEWV runs as a chain — each step must be approved before the next can begin. Accreditation comes first; we manage the whole sequence so it moves without stalling.
Employer Accreditation
Your business is approved to hire migrants on the AEWV, at the right type and level. The foundation everything else depends on.
Job Check
Each role is checked against AEWV requirements — pay, advertising and market testing. Accreditation doesn't approve individual jobs; this does.
Worker's Visa
With an approved job check, your chosen worker applies for their AEWV. We support them — and you — through to issue.
Your accreditation, handled.
The right type, first time
We assess your hiring plans and accredit you at the correct level — avoiding the costly upgrade mid-recruitment when a standard accreditation runs out of room.
A viable, evidenced application
Accreditation turns on your business being viable and genuinely operating. We assemble the evidence and declarations that get it approved — and processed faster.
The whole chain, managed
Accreditation, job check, and the worker's visa — run as one coordinated sequence, so nothing stalls between links and your hire lands on schedule.
Compliance that holds
Accreditation carries ongoing obligations. We set you up to meet them — and to renew cleanly — so your status, and your hiring pipeline, stay intact.
Accreditation isn't a one-off. It carries ongoing obligations — and renews on a cycle. We keep you compliant, and ready.
Obligations
Renewal
Common questions.
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How long does accreditation last? +
Can accreditation lead to residence for our people? +
Build the team your business needs.
Talk to a senior adviser about accreditation — the right type, a clean application, and the whole hiring chain run for you.
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