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
.
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 is the Auckland
Jewish Immigration?
The purpose 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 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.
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 1,200,000 people, perched
within glistening harbours, surrounded by lush forests and
subtropical islands. Auckland, City of Sails, offers an incomparable
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LATEST NEWS:
Leslie Max made a Dame
NZ Herald, 31 December 2009
Leslie Max, one of the founding 2001 committee members of
the Auckland Jewish Immigration (AJI) organisation was invested
as a Dame in this year’s New Zealand New Year’s honours.
The recognition is in keeping with many Jewish Auckland congregants
over the years, who have received recognition for their contributions
to the broader Auckland community and further underscores
the high regard that the Auckland Jewish Community is held
in our city.
Click
here to read the article in the NZ Herald »
Settlers organisation
established
10 December 2009
Remember December 2009 as a red letter month for Jewish migrants
- because it marks the establishment of a special new organisation
committed to assisting newcomers in their first year in New
Zealand.
Auckland Jewish Immigration (AJI) chairman Stan Rose says
that, over the last 18 months, he and his committee have been
working in conjunction with B’nai B’rith representative Stephen
Scher to implement the concept of a settlers organisation
which will assist new arrivals to the country in the first
year.
“The AJI has strongly promoted the idea that a critical requirement
for newcomers, in their initial settlement years, is ongoing
support... after the AJI has helped them through the laborious
immigration procedural process.”
For new migrants, the months after they have achieved immigration
clearance are often the critical months which could determine
whether their decision to immigrate here will be a happy and
permanent one, says Rose.
“Offering ongoing assistance, guidance and support to new
migrant families, and helping them to integrate with the broader
established Jewish community will benefit Auckland’s entire
Jewish community.”
The new settlement committee will be a sub group of the AJI,
and will benefit from the advantages of links to the AJI’s
successful web site, its widely distributed electronic newsletters
and its sophisticated administration.
Stan Rose says the AJI’s links to the settlers organisation
will also enable the new organisation to help immigrants who
are advanced in their immigration application but have yet
to arrive in New Zealand.
Both B’nai B’rith and the AJI will take on active supportive
roles for the settlers organisation, and have agreed to work
closely together to ensure its permanency and success.
At the organisation’s first meeting the following appointments
were made:
• Trevor Cohen is the first chairperson
• Ray Abel is deputy
• Barbara Manning is secretary
The organisation’s committee will be made up of Alan Jaffe,
Elias Blechman, Larissa Liebman, Robyn Gordon, and Steven
Scher.
If you are interested in more information about the settlers
organisation and/or want to get in touch with it, please contact:
• Trevor Cohen at TSCNZ@vodafone.co.nz; or
• Barbara Manning at g.bmanning@xtra.co.nz
NZ ranked third on
list of migrants' choice and first for the most peaceful country
to live in
New Zealand Herald, 6th November 2009
A global survey by Gallop says that the population of New
Zealand would expand to 11million should it accept all the
adults that wish to live here. With 135 countries considered
New Zealand ranked third in respect of the potential Net Migration
Index – the estimated number of adults wishing to leave a
country permanently subtracted from the estimated number who
wish to immigrate to the country as a proportion of the total
adult population.
WANTING TO MOVE:
Countries with highest PNMI
1. Singapore (+260 per cent)
2. Saudi Arabia (+180 per cent)
3. New Zealand (+175 per cent)
4. Canada (+170 per cent)
5. Australia (+145 per cent)
New Zealand is selected by many ‘lifestyle migrants’ who
choose New Zealand due to the excellent quality of life, great
education and lack of international conflict that it offers.
This is unsurprising as according to this year's Global Peace
Index New Zealand was ranked the world's most peaceful country
in.
Annual immigration to New Zealand is about 20,000, which
the Department of Labour estimates to be worth $1.9 billion
a year to GDP and circa $1000 per capita to GDP.
See full article at www.nzherald.co.nz.
News alert
October 2009
New Zealand in recent weeks reduced the pass mark for Skilled
Migration to just 110 points. In July the pass mark stood
at 140 points, so the reduction is significant and means many
more migrants can now achieve a residence visa without needing
a job offer. You could be enjoying life in New Zealand within
a few months. However, for those in less of a hurry to leave,
eligible migrants will have up to 3 years to emigrate, meaning
you can move at your leisure. Equally important is the fact
that with your residence visa already secured, it will be
far easier to find the right job.
As a result of the above, we are already receiving enquiries
from people who believe they should now priorities New Zealand
as their preferred destination. They want the reassurance
of knowing their residence visa can be secured quickly, thus
protecting their future.
New Zealand Immigration
Advisers Licence
August 2009
 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.
Congratulations Sir Peter
Gluckman
July 2009
Auckland Jewish Immigration's congratulations goes to the
now Sir Peter and Lady Gluckman, one of our congregation’s
leading lights. Following Peter’s appointment to the Government
as Science advisor, this week, Peter’s Knighthood is in recognition
for his work in the Children’s medical field.
Migrant entry rules
relaxed
July 2009
Auckland Jewish Immigration (AJI) has welcomed the government's
promise to putting the welcome mat for potential entrepreneur
and investor migrants. From an AJI perspective, "growing
the country" should be the government's highest priority,
and encouraging entrepreneurs and investor migrants to come
to New Zealand is a good way of doing so.
Four years ago changes to this category, which were driven
by a wave of anti-immigration sentiment stirred up by Winston
Peters, made the category inoperable - even though it remained
on the statute books. However, minister of immigration Jonathan
Coleman's recent announcement of the changes has reactivated
the category.
The minister announced that investors with 10 million dollars
will be able to get residency in three years, even without
any English skills or business experience. There will be no
age limit, and migrants will have to remain in New Zealand
for only 20 percent of the year. Other changes include a more
sensible investment option, and reduction of the time funds
must be invested.
These changes to the category will be particularly good for
migrants from countries with strong currencies (like the UK)
and for migrants who are over 55 years old.
In the minister's announcement there was also a second option
for migrants willing to invest $1.5 million in New Zealand.
However, those migrants must meet language, age and business
experience criteria, although at a lower threshold than before.
Unfortunately, this category is written up with so many provisions
that it may be difficult for reasonably financially comfortable,
retired couples to retire to New Zealand.
The AJI receives regular enquiries from Jewish retirees wishing
to live in New Zealand. Many of these enquirers can afford
the 1.5 million investment, but still would not comply with
the provisions of this category. As a result, the AJI believes
the minister should commission an independent study of this
retired group of would-be migrants to establish whether there
are any financial benefits those couples might bring to the
country, which may not have been recognised or considered
to date.
Auckland Hebrew Congregation
appoint a new Rabbi
July 2009
 Rabbi
Kaplan is a highly motivated spiritual leader with many years
of experience in the world of education. This is complimented
by his high level academic, Judaic and general studies. The
Rabbi is described as energetic, enterprising and someone
who has undertaken many educational initiatives. He excels
in reaching even the most challenging students.
He is a Cantor, a Baal Koreh (Torah reader) Baal Toke'ah
(Shofar blower) and is just finishing a practical training
course for Rabbis with emphasis on Rabbis in the Diaspora,
at the Straus-Amiel Institute in Israel, one of Orthodoxy's
most respected Rabbinic centres.
This appointment will be his first as a Congregational Rabbi.
He has also completed a BA in Psychology in addition to full
Yeshiva studies at Yeshiva University in New York and post
graduate studies at Beit Morasha in Jerusalem. Prior to this,
he spent 12 years as a computer programmer at Smith Barney
in New York.
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