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 FREE advice on:
- immigration procedures
- 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 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. 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
lifestyle, unique within New Zealand and the world. More
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LATEST NEWS:
New Auckland Hebrew
Congregation announcement
15th May 2008:
The AHC has announced this week that in its new ‘Membership
fee’ structure, any new migrant who joins the Shul within
3 months of arriving will receive 2 year's free membership.
Scholarships to Kadimah
College are now available for new immigrants
The Raye Freedman Trust and the Auckland Jewish Immigration
are pleased to announce the Raye Freedman Trust is offering
scholarships to Kadimah College to Jewish children of new migrant
families.
1. Both full and half scholarships are available for Jewish
children of new immigrants who wish to attend Kadimah College
(www.kadimah.co.nz).
2. The initial scholarships are for a 2 year period and cover
the cost of tuition. Stationary and uniforms are the responsibility
of the families.
3. There is no means testing (for the scholarships) and scholarships
are awarded at the sole discretion of the trust in consideration
of the recommendation of the AJI.
4. Only immigrant families with an arrival date in Auckland
will be considered for the scholarships.
5. All queries should be directed either to Stan
Rose AJI or Lara Sydall Principal Kadimah College laras@kadimah.school.nz
or 649-373-3072.
Kadimah College is the only Jewish School in Auckland. It
offers an outstanding private school academic education, which
is enriched by Jewish values. More
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New AJI - Government immigration
initiative
We are delighted to announce that a joint
new initiative with Government has now been established to
smooth the immigration process for intending migrants that
fall into the category of having degrees from approved universities
or master trade qualifications where applicants have had work
experience in their chosen vocations.
Immigration now has a pro-active section,
that the AJI (Auckland Jewish Immigration) will be working
with, to identify what they call potential wealth producers
for New Zealand, and will positively encourage these applicants
that come through the AJI to advance their Residency process.
The welcome mat is
out to UK passport holders
New Zealand Immigration is now looking to it’s traditional
UK immigrants to make up the desperate shortfall in the New
Zealand labour market – particularly skilled trades people
and in even more particularly, any skilled person involved
with the Construction Industries. More
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Census continues to show
growth in Auckland region
Auckland's Jewish community continues to grow
while almost every other community decreases. More
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New Immigration
Announcement
June 9th 2007: Earlier this week the New Zealand
Government announced details of the new changes to the Skilled
Migrant points system. More »
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We can now talk to you using Skype. More
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Immigration Department
News Flash
Reacting to the ongoing critical skill shortages
Immigration changes have been made to the Skilled Migrant
category.
1 Increasing Residency Visas over the next 12
months.
2 Applicants who can claim bonus points for
work experience or qualifications in the area of absolute
skill shortage will receive priority processing irrespective
of qualifying points.
3 Pass mark for Residency processing down to
115 as of July 5 2006 and likely to stay down in the foreseeable
future.
Tax breaks for
migrants and returning Kiwis
New migrants and certain returning Kiwis will
be able to claim a 4 year exemption from tax on most types
of foreign income from 1 April 2006. More
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Working Holiday
Schemes
Working Holiday Schemes (WHS) currently allow
31,000 young people from 22 countries to spend 12 months in
New Zealand and undertake temporary work. The schemes contribute
to positive outcomes for New Zealand by strengthening international
linkages, providing a good source of skilled migrants and
contributing to our economy.
Recent changes include:
- increasing the overall number of working holidaymakers
allowed into New Zealand
- dividing an extra 10,000 places between the schemes for
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy,
Norway and the USA
- removing the cap (which means there will be no upper
limit on the amount of places) from the schemes for Germany,
the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom
- easing the work restrictions (no more than three months
with any one employer) from the schemes for Belgium, the
Netherlands, Sweden and the USA
- allowing working holidaymakers from the United Kingdom
to stay for up to 2 years (ie 23 months).
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