globetrecker
2nd July 2009, 01:07 PM
Hi all,
Well, like the Ponies, we're from the US and trying to make a go of our life here in New Zealand. I have a job offer from an acredited employer and now with the new Essential Skills Policy, immigration is still requiring ALL employers to fill out an Employer Supplementary Form which basically makes the employer have to prove that they advertised and found no residents or citizens to do the job.
Even with my employer showing they advertised and didn't have suitable applicants (it is a town of only 8000 people, so not much of a pool to draw from or have people relocate here). Immigration STILL denied my work permit. HR challenged this and immigration came back and said, "Okay, post the job again at Work and Income for 5 days. If within those 5 days suitable applicants come forward, the employer has to interview them. If no applicants come forward, we will proceed." During that time, my employer did not get one phone call or email from Work & Income or immigration, so we assumed there literally were no applicants qualified. Yet after exactly 5 days, I got another rejection letter and my passport back saying the same thing as the first rejection, not mentioning the agreement we had. It was as if they are automatically rejecting work permits for immigrants. This is ridiculous behaviour! What more could immigration possibly want from me or my employer??? We have done everything they have required!
Now they say I need to pay $140 to appeal their decision. My question is: has anyone out there done this before?
Well, like the Ponies, we're from the US and trying to make a go of our life here in New Zealand. I have a job offer from an acredited employer and now with the new Essential Skills Policy, immigration is still requiring ALL employers to fill out an Employer Supplementary Form which basically makes the employer have to prove that they advertised and found no residents or citizens to do the job.
Even with my employer showing they advertised and didn't have suitable applicants (it is a town of only 8000 people, so not much of a pool to draw from or have people relocate here). Immigration STILL denied my work permit. HR challenged this and immigration came back and said, "Okay, post the job again at Work and Income for 5 days. If within those 5 days suitable applicants come forward, the employer has to interview them. If no applicants come forward, we will proceed." During that time, my employer did not get one phone call or email from Work & Income or immigration, so we assumed there literally were no applicants qualified. Yet after exactly 5 days, I got another rejection letter and my passport back saying the same thing as the first rejection, not mentioning the agreement we had. It was as if they are automatically rejecting work permits for immigrants. This is ridiculous behaviour! What more could immigration possibly want from me or my employer??? We have done everything they have required!
Now they say I need to pay $140 to appeal their decision. My question is: has anyone out there done this before?