The Government has agreed to a seafood sector agreement for migrant workers that covers the following:
- Fishing crew work visa
- Land-based seafood process workers
The conditions under the agreement include a cap on the number of migrant workers for each category as follows;
- Fishing crew work visa – 940 cap.
- Land based seafood process worker – 600 cap.
Seafood New Zealand facilitates the allocation process which opens in the beginning of September each year.
To register your interest in being kept informed of the agreement and allocation process, please email [email protected]
Details of the seafood sector agreement, the process for allocation, the conditions, and the Government’s expectations, can be found here:
2024 Seafood Sector Agreement Information
Expressions of Interest for 2024 – 2025 are now open
The Expression of Interest to request an allocation of migrant workers under the sector agreement is now open.
To access migrant workers under the sector agreement, you must complete an Expression of Interest by 5pm, 25th October 2024.
This Expression of Interest is for the period 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025.
If you wish to request an allocation, please download the relevant EOI form and return the completed form to [email protected]
Forms
Mid-Year Allocation
MBIE have made a provision so that mid-way through each year Seafood New Zealand can check if any employer wants to surrender any of their allocated places, and if so, then these can be reallocated. The reallocation will be run as an open, expression of interest process, but priority will be given to those operators who did not receive an allocation at the beginning of the term, and then to those who had their allocation reduced due to over-subscription.
Further Information
For further information or advice regarding the immigration process and becoming an accredited employer please see https://www.immigration.govt.nz/.
For all other enquiries, contact Cathy Webb.