AEWV 

So far in 2025 (1 January 2025 – 27 April 2025): 

• INZ has received 7,420 Employer Accreditation applications, including 4,903 applications for reaccreditation, and has decided 7,528 Employer Accreditation applications 
• INZ has received 8,224 Job Check applications.
• 8,135 Job Check applications have been decided in 2025 to date.
• 19,024 Job Tokens having been approved and 5,576 Job Tokens having been used for roles. 
• INZ has received 10,498 AEWV applications.
• 10,930 AEWV applications have been decided in 2025 to date. 

VISITOR AND STUDENT VISA 

So far in 2025 (1 January 2025 – 27 April 2025): 

• INZ has received 146,955 visitor visa applications, with 96,467 of these being for General Visitor Visas, 23,823 being for Business Visitor Visas, and the remainder being for other types.
• 153,815 visitor visa applications have been decided in 2025 to date. 
• INZ have received 23,600 international student visa applications.
• 24,341 applications have been decided in 2025 to date. 

SKILLED RESIDENCE 

So far in 2025 (1 January 2025 – 27 April 2025): 

• INZ has received 766 applications under the new Skilled Migrant Category (SMC).
• 819 new SMC applications have been decided. 
• INZ has received 1,354 Green List Straight to Residence (StR) applications and 265 Green List Work to Residence (WtR) applications. 
• 1,472 StR and 281 WtR applications have been decided in 2025 respectively.

If you or someone you know has questions regarding immigration or visa process, get in touch with Steve.