New Zealand grants part-time work rights to migrant school leavers from Oct

If you are a foreign school leaver awaiting the result of your family residency visa in New Zealand, you’ll soon be allowed to work part-time while your application is processed. “Starting October 1, 2024, migrants in this category will gain the right to take up part-time jobs, offering much-needed financial relief during the waiting period,” Immigration New Zealand said in a press release. This plan, first announced in July 2024 by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford and now confirmed, aims to provide much-needed support for young migrants who have been unable to work under the current visa rules.
Stanford said, “As I said while in Opposition, this is a critical time in any young person’s life. We want to ensure that migrants aged 17-24 who are onshore, have completed secondary school and applied for residence, can continue to contribute and live a meaningful life in New Zealand.”