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Employment and work readiness assistance : Contents

Residence

To be granted employment and work readiness assistance, a client must:

or

  • be recognised as a refugee or protected person under the Immigration Act 2009

or

  • hold a temporary entry class visa under the Immigration Act 2009 that permits the person to work in New Zealand and who is:
    • awaiting the outcome of their claim for recognition as a refugee or a protected person or
    • a person applying for a residence class visa under the Immigration Act 2009 who is compelled to remain in New Zealand because of unforeseen circumstances

and

  • be ordinarily resident in New Zealand when they first apply for benefit

Note clients who have a residence class visa as they have been sponsored, may need to provide proof that their sponsor cannot provide employment and work readiness assistance.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Employment or work readiness assistance: eligibility clause 6 Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Programme
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A protected person under the Immigration Act 2009 means a person recognised as a protected person in New Zealand under the:

Legislation

Temporary entry class visas are issued to people who have arrived in New Zealand legally, but are only allowed to stay for a temporary period for the duration and purposes indicated on the visa.

A temporary entry class visa means:

Legislation

A refugee means a person recognised under the Immigration Act 2009 as:

or

Legislation

A person can be a New Zealand citizen by either:

For New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand includes the self-governing states of:

Citizenship is granted by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Note people born in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau may not automatically be New Zealand citizens. To be considered a New Zealand citizen from birth, a person born on or after 1 January 2006 must have:

A residence class visa means a:

A residence class visa allows people to live in New Zealand indefinitely. The visa also lets people work and study in New Zealand. There are different travel conditions based on the type of residence class visa.

Residence class visas are granted by Immigration New Zealand.

For the purpose of deciding if a person meets the residence criteria for financial assistance from MSD, people who ...