Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

New Zealand: Extension of English language requirements for work visas

Announcement

25 May 2026

In May 2026, the Government of New Zealand announced the extension of minimum English language requirements to migrants applying for certain skill level roles within the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.

Source

Sign in to access

Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jun 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 29 May 2026
Labour market access

Recent update from 29 May 2026:

On 25 May 2026, the Government of New Zealand announced the extension of minimum English language requirements to migrants applying for occupations at skill level 3 under the Accredited Employer Wo...

Sign in to see more

Threads

See all

This state act is not part of any Thread yet.