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Immigrating to Auckland, New Zealand?
The Auckland Jewish Immigration (AJI) is a volunteer immigration
organisation working under the auspices of the Auckland Hebrew
Congregation (AHC).
We offer full information on immigration procedures
and free advice on:
- Business and jobs
- Accommodation
- Schooling
All these free services are available to you in one hit
by emailing us at
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The Auckland Jewish Immigration is the only officially sanctioned
website representing the Auckland Hebrew Congregation. If
you want to tap into the heart of New Zealand's biggest Jewish
congregation click here.
Who are the Auckland Jewish Immigration?
The AJI is a voluntary organization and our services are
free. One of its key objectives is to welcome, settle and
help integrate newly arrived families not only into the congregation
but also into the broader community irrespective of affiliation.
The only condition is that you become a member of the basic
associations that are fundamental and essential to our community's
welfare.
One of the purposes of the AJI is to bolster the numbers
of members to strengthen and enrich the future of the AHC
(Auckland Hebrew Congregation). If you qualify and are prepared
to join our congregation as a member of the AHC, we will do
all we can to smooth the way for you to be able to immigrate.
The AHC has been established in Auckland for over 150 years.
It is a warm, caring, closely knit congregation with a wide
range of organizations and activities, and would welcome potential
new members as part of its extended congregational family.
For more information and to see whether you qualify, please
go to the Requirements web
page.
Auckland - your city
A vibrant South Pacific city of 1,400,000 people, perched
within glistening harbours, surrounded by lush forests and
subtropical islands. Auckland, City of Sails, offers an incomparable
lifestyle, unique within New Zealand and the world. More
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LATEST NEWS:
New Zealand's first new Jewish rest home hospital opens
in Auckland
29 April 2012
The Jewish Rest Home Shalom Court now celebrates the opening
of their four million dollar Hospital Wing.
Nestled snugly in the heart of the Jewish population in the
Eastern Suburbs of Auckland is the Shalom Court Rest home.
Over the last 30 years since it was established there have
been previously two major redevelopments of this very special
Jewish landmark.
April 29th saw major supporter since inception, Sir David
Levene cut the blue ribbon to open this third and most ambitious
redevelopment of the Hospital wing.
Margot Hart MNZM JP, President of Shalom Court said it was
with great regret that over the past 36 months Shalom Court
has had to decline Jewish persons needing higher level hospital
care. There has been globally an acute shortage of hospital
facilities and services in Rest homes because of the surge
in aging populations.
The AJI was particularly proud that foundation and current
AJI committee member Monty Baker acted as Project Manager
and supervised this, his third upgrade of Shalom Court. At
the opening ceremony he was given a long ovation by the attending
invited guests acknowledging his outstanding contribution
in taking control and responsibility of the Project.
Red tape cut for international students New Minister of
Immigration - Nathan Guy
April 2012
Minister of Immigration Nathan Guy has announced changes
to health screening rules which will reduce red tape for international
students and other migrants, while protecting the public health
system.
“From July this year, international students will no longer
need to supply full medicals. Unless they have other health
conditions, they will only need to be screened for tuberculosis.
“This will greatly reduce the cost and hassle for around
62,800 students who will save around $17 million a year in
medical costs.
“We are also requiring international students to hold health
insurance as a condition of their visa. This will not be an
issue for most students, as they are ineligible for health
services in New Zealand and education providers are required
to ensure they hold insurance.
“International education is worth $2.3 billion to the economy
a year, and indirectly supports around 32,000 jobs. These
changes will make it easier for low-risk, high-value students
to come to New Zealand.”
Changes to health screening for other visa categories
include:
- Previously submitted medical records will be able to be
re-used, provided they are less than 36 months old and there
are no clear risk factors.
- For the partners and dependent children of New Zealand
citizens and residents, screening will be limited to serious
conditions which could disqualify them.
- Tests and requirements will also be updated to ensure
that the latest developments in high-cost health conditions
are taken into account.“These changes show that the Government
is serious about tackling red-tape and attracting migrants
who can make a contribution to New Zealand. At the same
time, we are making sure that applicants have an acceptable
standard of health,” says Mr Guy.
Further information is available at: http://www.immigration.govt.nz
Crime slips to 15-year low
April 2012
New Zealand's recorded crime rate is at its lowest in 15
years.
Statistics released today show there were 406,056 offences
recorded between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, down
4.8 per cent from the previous year.
Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Bush said that the results
were a good sign that police remained serious about reducing
crime.
"These results show us that we're on the right track
with our frontline focus and the work we're doing with communities
and other agencies to prevent crime from happening in the
first place," he said. "It just motivates us to
do even more to keep the downward trend going. We stay firmly
targeted on bringing crime further down across the board."
Homicide and related offending dropped by 14.4 percent, down
14 offences from last year - the lowest number since 1995.
The continued drop in crime showed that New Zealanders were
fed up with crime, he said. "More and more we know that
effective policing is about having the right people in the
right place at the right time."
Auckland to host World Masters Games
April 2012
Auckland will host the World Masters Games in 2017. The world’s
largest multi sport event, the games are expected to attract
more than 25,000 competitors to the city.
The event is expected to deliver an inflow of cash to Auckland
of approximately $46.3 million and a GDP impact of around
$37 million. This is generated by approximately 35,000 attendees,
spending 250,810 visitor nights in Auckland. It is proposed
the event would be held in April 2017.
Major changes to Sponsoring Parent’s Visa.
April 2012
This Visa is now closed until July 2012 - new requirements
– A two tiered application system will come in to force with
new requirements and deletions.
For full details go to the Government Immigration web site
www.immigration.govt.nz and ask search for the Parent Category
Visa – or contact the AJI.
English language requirements -IELTS - 6.5% average over
reading, writing, speaking.
There are alternatives to sitting and passing the IELTS exam.
1 If you have lived in and worked in an English speaking
country for a lengthy period.
2 If you have taken a educational course from a legitimate
education source where the course was entirely run in English
3 SM.5.5 – Provides that an applicant may provide other evidence
which satisfies an immigration officer that, taking into account
of that evidence and all the circumstances of the application,
that the applicant is a competent user of the English Language.
Professional people - doctors - lawyers - dentists etc
- who are applying to continue to practice in New Zealand
as the first step before starting their immigration process
should contact their New Zealand professional body of their
vocation to become registered.
The AJI will if necessary provide you with the correct contacts.
Building consents jump to two year high
April 2012
New Zealand residential building consents rose to their highest
monthly level in two years in March amid growing demand for
new housing in Auckland and Christchurch.
Building consents rose by a third in March. That's the highest
monthly number of new consents issued since March 2010. Including
apartments, the number of issuance rose 43 percent, the highest
total since September 2008. Auckland had the biggest increase
in new dwellings at 511 in March, compared to 298 a year earlier.
"The improvement in residential building activity in
Auckland should help to alleviate the housing supply constraints
which have emerged in these regions."
Silver Fern category opened 27th April
The Silver Fern Job Search category is for the lucky chosen
ones a dream come true for those between the ages of 20 –
35.
For the fortunate 300 selected applicants, this most popular
visa allows the successful applicant to have nine months to
secure a permanent employment contract and if successful to
apply and will be granted the Silver Fern Practical Experience
visa.
This visa can only be applied for on-line and from overseas.
Designed to attract the brightest applicants in their University
studies or other high level education degrees it provides
a chance to be accepted without the normal work experience
requirements.
For Israelis who complete their military and educational
commitments but have not had sufficient time to build a skilled
work record the Silver fern is the perfect answer.
The visa is extremely popular and normally all places taken
on the same day, so for this year it could be too late but
for those planning the 2013 year it provides an opportunity
to read up, plan and meet the requirements.
Contact Stan Rose for further
details.
Prime Minister John Key - state-of-the-nation speech
19 March 2012
 The
Prime Minister's state-of-the-nation speech yesterday was
an address laced with realism and awareness. While the Government
was still on track to meet its election pledge of getting
back into surplus in 2014-15, the Prime Minister warned it
would have to push out that date if the global economy went
into meltdown.
Already, a deteriorating international outlook, allied to
the ongoing Euro zone crisis, has had a substantial impact.
The Prime Minister however expects the European countries
will manage their way through the current crisis, with the
euro emerging intact.
Much of the Government's attention in this area has been
focused on education. Clearly, and commendably, it remains
intent on following up the introduction of National Standards
with other measures that make teachers and schools more accountable
to parents and the funding of tertiary institutions more dependent
on performance measures.
The Government is encouraging oil and gas exploration through
a competitive new system for processing permits, he said.
Likewise, the part-sale of four state-owned energy companies
would proceed. One upbeat note from the Prime Minister was
that New Zealand is in relatively good shape. This year and
next, its growth rate was forecast to be higher than that
of the Euro zone nations, Britain, Canada, the United States
and Japan.
Auckland population set to pass 1.5m
January 30, 2012
The population of New Zealand's biggest city is set to pass
1.5 million.Statistics New Zealand says Auckland's 1,500,000th
person will arrive this week. Population Statistics Manager
Andrea Blackburn says this could be a migrant from overseas
or from within New Zealand, but most likely to be a new baby.
She says that's because births add more than net migration
to Auckland's population growth.
Auckland to hit 2m within 20 years - There are predictions
Auckland's population will hit two million in less than 20
years. It comes as Statistics New Zealand announces Auckland's
1.5 millionth person will arrive in the city this week.
Massey University sociologist Paul Spooney says Auckland's
growth is largely driven by migration with 25,000 to 30,000
people arriving in Auckland every year. He says if Auckland
continues to grow at the same rate, he expects the city to
reach two million people by 2030. Mr Spooney says Auckland
is growing at almost twice the rate of the rest of New Zealand.
Launch of the AJI Settlers Ambassador Club
Finally after eighteen months in the planning
In April anyone connected with the AJI over the last ten
years will receive a formal email requesting them to become
a member of the new AJI Settlers Ambassador Club.
The target is that signed up members will through their overseas
contacts promote the free AJI Immigration service to Jewish
family, friends, in fact any one interested immigrating and
joining our Jewish community in Auckland.
Those signed up will receive ongoing current Immigration
procedural information regarding the immigration process.
The AJI will be available to every Ambassador member to be
provided with free immigration advice on a one to one basis.
Stan Rose is a Government registered Immigration Adviser
registered legally to provide this advice. Once established
the AJI hopes quickly to establish associated sub committees
to run social get together programs for the new settlers through
the year. This primarily will be for the relatively new families
and friends enabling them to make new connections and share
their experiences in settling into their new home land.
It is proposed that an Occupational data base sectionalising
members into their occupations and professional groups. This
will provide for newcomers with a critical referral and advisory
service in their specialised occupations to assist the newcomers
in their job hunt.
New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licence
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Stanley Ishia Rose
Adviser no. 200901789
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The Auckland Jewish Immigration chairman Stan Rose has been
granted a licence to operate as a New Zealand Immigration
Adviser (Adviser number 200901789). Whilst the Registration
has to be issued to a specific person and not an organisation,
never the less it consolidates the AJI as the premier Jewish
Immigration organisation in New Zealand. Click
here to view the certificate.
Migrants seeking immigration advice need to be aware that
it is now illegal for anyone in New Zealand to provide this
advice without a licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority,
unless they are exempt from the licensing requirements. People
who are exempt from licensing include Citizens Advice Bureaux
staff and volunteers, Community Law Centre staff and volunteers,
Members of Parliament and their staff, practising lawyers
and Immigration New Zealand staff. Migrants seeking advice
from licensed immigration advisers should look out for the
special trademark (pictured), which only licensed advisers
may display.
Investor Changes to Immigration regulations
Those that qualify can secure Residency after 3 qualifying
years. There are two groups of Investors:
- Investor 1 - Need to invest 10 million NZ Dollars - no
English language requirement
- Investor 2 - Need to invest 1.5 million NZ Dollars.
Changes:
- Reduces the minimum of days (such as a business immigrant
is required to spend in New Zealand each year for the qualifying
3 year period) - from 73 days to 44 days.
- Allow a wider range of "ACTIVE' investment.
- Allow funds to be transferred to New Zealand via foreign
exchange companies rather than Solely trading banks
- Permit residential property development to be included
as an acceptable investment (with Appropriate safe guards)
- The Investor required either to have as a precondition
of residency, pre-existing involvement in a business with
either 5 fulltime employees or at least an annual turnover
Of $1 million NZ Dollars.
In the last 19 months business migration has attracted more
than $562 million in potential investment. Contact the AJl
for further details.
Finding Your First Job
An AJI 65 page booklet written by Stan Rose is now posted
on to the internet. The booklet is in Manual reference form
based on assisting an arriving immigrant endeavouring to secure
their first job.
The booklet is exclusive to AJI assisted migrants who will
require a password to access the site. This site is only available
by application to aji@xtra.co.nz quoting the enquirer's personal
AJI file number.
Very Important New Tourist Visa Regulations
Called the interim visa system, this visa is to assist overseas
students, workers and visitors who wish to extend their stay
in NZ and came into force on the 7th February.
Interim visa may be granted to maintain a person’s lawful
status in NZ where the person holds a valid temporary visa
(tourist visas are for 3 months), and has applied for a further
temporary visa. Any interim visa will be valid for a maximum
of six months. If the applicant receives an Interim visa and
leaves the country, the visa will automatically expire.
Application for this special visa must be made at least two
weeks before their current visa expires. This new visa will
not be stamped in the passport.
It may be possible to seek and receive for this Visa extension
the right to work. This decision is made by Immigration on
receipt and with the application requesting to work, with
the decision by Immigration to allow this on a case by case
basis.
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Electronic Newsletter
If you wish to receive the outstanding AJI
quarterly newsletter and are not on our database to receive
it, please CLICK
HERE and supply your full name and email address.
You can cancel at any time and your details will remain confidential.
The AJI is a unique exclusive Jewish Immigration Advisory
organisation
You want to immigrate but how do you get started? There are
two main considerations -
- Engage a registered Immigration Consultant - Cost anything
up to $12,000 nz
- Negotiate the immigration process yourself
If it is to be item 2-then contact us how our free partnership
Immigration and Settlement service works.
This step by step immigration service will be dependant for
a successful outcome for you to carry out our advice through
the Immigration process.
We will also be totally honest with you if you are unlikely
to have your Immigration application accepted.
Stan admitted to the NZAMI
Stan Rose representing the AJI as of the 16 June became a
full member of the all important NZAMI (New Zealand Association
for Migrant and Investment). As with the Adviser application
and appointment this membership requested
a waver of fees and/or subscriptions as a Not-For Profit organisation.
What was particularly pleasing signed by Robert Liang Chair
of the Membership committee and Director of the Board of NZAMI
as a non Jewish organisation were his comments :
“We acknowledge your effort to help the community voluntarily
while AJI being a non profit organisation.”
The NZAMI is a powerful and influential organisation in the
world of New Zealand Immigration working continuously with
the Government on all Immigration issues. It will also open
the door to a great deal of relative updated information,
seminars with lead speakers and an opportunity to meet many
Professional Immigration Consultants on a personal footing.
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Commitments and responsibilities
as a licensed adviser under the auspices of the Immigration
Advisers Authority
Complaints procedure - Any
enquirer who wished to register a complaint has on request
the right to a copy of the complaints procedures as
required under the Advisers Authority. These complaints
must be strictly connected with advice with regard to
immigration procedures. The complainant will of course
be free to refer the matter for consideration under
section 9 of the code of conduct to The Registrar, Advisers
Authority, PO Box 6222, Wellesley St, Auckland 1141,
New Zealand. Email: info@iaa.govt.nz, Phone: +64 9 925
3838.
Code of conduct
As an appointed immigration adviser the AJI is bound
by a detailed code of conduct document which commits
the adviser to a moral code of ethics that they must
strictly adhere to. The code of conduct can be viewed
at www.iaa.govt.nz/code-conduct.
If any enquirer feels that they would like to request
any part of that code of conduct which may be of concern
to them they can on request receive a copy of the relative
section of the code of conduct documentation.
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News archive»
| "I wanted to thank you again for your help when
I first arrived and for all of the people you connected
me with. After meeting more and more people in the community,
I have started to get involved in the Auckland University
Jewish Association and I am currently organizing a sporting
day." Eyal K |
We would like to thank the following companies for their
continued support:
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Glaister Ennor
This is a well established firm of Lawyers (predominately
Partners from our Congregation) with specialists in
all matters of law and investment. See our latest legal
update on changes to commercial and property law
in New Zealand.
Website: www.glaisterennor.co.nz |
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ANZ Bank
Specialists in financial guidance for new immigrants.
Contact the branch manager Cheryl Campbell, phone 09
252 2343
22 St Heliers Bay Road, St Heliers, Auckland
PO Box 25010, St Heliers, Auckland
Website: www.anz.co.nz |
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Immagine New Zealand Immigration
Immigration services
Email iain@immagine.co.nz
Website: www.immigration.co.nz |
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