标题: 急.. Working holiday visa to Work visa problem (urgent) [打印本页] 作者: twelvelmk 时间: 2011-6-9 16:25:18 标题: 急.. Working holiday visa to Work visa problem (urgent)
本帖最后由 twelvelmk 于 2011-6-9 19:55 编辑
Hi,
I am holding a working holiday visa (expiry date on 8 Jul,2011), I get a job in Auckland and Today I submit the work visa application form.
Let’s say I join this company on 14 Mar, normally I can work with them until 14 June due to the limitation of WHV (can work with the same employer for only three months).
I don’t think NZ immigration will approve my work visa before 14 June (normally need two weeks), I mean I don’t have valid work visa to work with my current company starting from 15 June..
Then what should I do?? Keep working without visa??
Please help…
As I get my employer’s fully support on this work visa application and surely I will get the visa finally. However there is a case that Immigration may refuse to approve my work visa because I work with the company without a valid visa after 14 June.. it is illegal.. right?
What should I do?
U can use Chinese to reply (preferred), thanks very much.作者: GM168 时间: 2011-6-9 17:41:36
If you wish to work longer than your work visa allows, you will need to apply for a further work visa, before your current one expires.
字面上話"在我現有的visa到期之前, 我要去申請一個新的visa". 而不是"I need to get a further work visa before my current on expires".
Under the Immigration Act 2009 (and the Immigration Act 1987), an employer must not employ a foreign national who is not entitled to work in New Zealand or for that employer. This applies whether or not the employer knew that the foreign national was not entitled to work.
The maximum penalty for allowing a foreign national who is not entitled to work in the employer’s service to do that work is a fine of $10,000.
The maximum penalty for allowing or continuing to allow a foreign national to work while knowing that person is not entitled to work is a fine of $50,000.
The maximum penalty for exploitation of a foreign national whom the employer has allowed to work while knowing that person was not entitled to work is:
imprisonment for seven years, or
a fine of $100,000, or
both.
It is, therefore, very important to only employ a person who is entitled to work for a particular employer. Find out more about employer obligations.
More information on work entitlements and work visa processes can be found via the following Answers:
"I am a NZ employer. Who can work for me?"
"How do I employ an overseas person?"
This answer was last updated on 17 December, 2010.
