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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 .

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.

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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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