Renewing your AEWV employer accreditation
INZ’s 5-week lead time, how long a renewal lasts (12 or 24 months), what happens if accreditation expires, interim accreditation, fees, and the evidence INZ may ask for.
GuidesLast checked 17 Oct 2026
Guides for accredited employers
Each guide quotes Immigration New Zealand’s published requirements for AEWV accredited employers word for word, with a link to the source and the date we last checked it.
Post-accreditation checks: what INZ may ask for
INZ’s guide to post-accreditation checks, quoted under its five headings, and the Operational Manual’s 10-working-day rule for information requests.
The 10-working-day timeframes
Information INZ requests, employment documents, workers who stop working for you, and changes to key people, each quoted from its source.
Settlement information for AEWV workers
INZ’s first-month timeframe, the nine topics, INZ’s template, and the evidence INZ lists for showing the information was given.
How these guides are written
Requirements appear in INZ’s own words, in quote blocks, with a link to the INZ page or legislation they come from and the date we last checked it. The text between the quotes introduces them and adds nothing to them. INZ content is used under the CC BY 3.0 NZ licence.