Fiji added to the RSE eligible Pacific-country recruitment list

Policy effect

Instructions effective December 8, 2014 added Fiji to the eligible Pacific-country list for Recognised Seasonal Employer Agreements to Recruit. The ordinary rule covers citizens of listed countries who are also normally resident in a listed country. The earlier separate provision for citizens of eligible countries normally resident in Fiji was absorbed by this list change. Existing exceptions for recruiting citizens of other countries and the other RSE requirements remained applicable.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Instructions effective December 8, 2014 added Fiji to the eligible Pacific-country list for Recognised Seasonal Employer Agreements to Recruit.; The earlier separate provision for citizens of eligible countries normally resident in Fiji was absorbed by this list change.

Official source excerpt

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… s the forecast labour shortage for the region and period requested, INZ may approve the recruitment of a lesser number of workers, or for a lesser period of work than requested. INZ will take into consideration the needs of the horticulture industry and viticulture industry as a whole when determining an ATR application and the number of workers that may be approved, to ensure that no particular region, crop or season is disadvantaged. Any supporting documentation to verify a regional labour shortage will be considered. WH1.10.10 Pacific countries eligible for the recruitment of workers ATRs w … ill only be granted for recruitment of citizens from the following eligible Pacific countries who are also normally resident in one of those countries, unless (b) below applies: Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Nauru Palau Papua New Guinea Republic of Marshall Islands Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu. ATRs will only be granted for recruitment of citizens other than those listed above where INZ is satisfied that: reasonable attempts to recruit from the eligible Pacific countries have not been successful (see WH1.10.15 ); or the RSE has pre-established relationships with wo … WH1.10 Agreement to Recruit (ATR) (08/12/2014) WH1.10 Agreement to Recruit (ATR) (08/12/2014) An Agreement to Recruit (ATR) is an approval for a Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) to offer employment (in planting, maintaining, harvesting, and packing crops) to non-New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder workers. This approval will only be given at times where demand for such workers in the horticulture and viticulture industries cannot be met from the available New Zealand workforce. The availability of suitable New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder workers will be asse … reconsider a declined application for an ATR where new information is promptly provided. WH1.10.30 Applying for an ATR An application for an ATR must be: made in New Zealand; and made on the Application for an Agreement to Recruit (INZ 1141) form; and accompanied by the prescribed fee; and supported by evidence that demonstrates the employer meets the requirements set out at WH1.10.1 and WH1.10.10. Effective 08/12/2014 PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION INSTRUCTIONS WH1.10 Agreement to Recruit (ATR) (28/04/2025) WH1.10 Agreement to Recruit (ATR) (02/09/2024) WH1.10 Agreement to Recruit (ATR) (11/04/2024) WH …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other New Zealand changes operative in 2014

• 2014-11-27Entrepreneur Work Visa local-agency support bonus points removed