Eligibility review
An early, honest read on which visa category realistically fits you.
Visa & Relocation Support
The part most agencies leave you to figure out
Coordination with licensed immigration advisers, document checklists you can actually follow, and practical help through the first weeks in a new country.
Overview
Guidance from us, formal advice from licensed advisers
Immigration advice is a licensed activity, and it should be. Empres does not give formal immigration advice — we coordinate with licensed immigration advisers in New Zealand and registered migration agents in Australia, and we manage the employer side so nothing stalls on their desk.
What we do provide is process guidance: what the employer must hold, which documents you will need, what order to get them in, what realistically takes the longest, and what a delay actually means for your start date.
Then there is arrival, which nobody prepares you for. Somebody meets you. Somebody has arranged the first weeks' accommodation, and knows how to open a bank account without a local address.
- Licensed advisers handle the formal application, always
- Document checklist in plain language, sequenced correctly
- Employer-side chasing so accreditation and job checks do not stall
- Arrival week handled — pickup, housing, banking, tax number, phone
What's Included
Before you fly, and after you land
Included in every international placement at no cost to the candidate.
Document checklist
Police certificates, medicals, translations, qualification assessments — in order.
Employer compliance
We make sure the employer's accreditation and job check are in place first.
Application coordination
Licensed advisers prepare and lodge; we keep everyone to the timeline.
Arrival planning
Airport pickup, first-week accommodation and a route to permanent housing.
Settling in
Bank account, IRD or TFN, phone plan, transport, schools and GP registration.
The Process
A realistic sequence
Do these in order. Out-of-order document gathering is the single most common cause of delay we see.
Eligibility review
Which visa category fits, and what would rule you out.
Employer checks
Accreditation, job check or nomination confirmed before you resign anything.
Document gathering
Police certificates and qualification assessments first — they take longest.
Application lodged
Prepared and submitted by a licensed adviser.
Decision & travel
Flights booked once the decision is granted, never before.
Arrival week
Pickup, accommodation, bank, tax number, phone, and your first day organised.
Questions
Frequently asked
No, and it would be unlawful for us to do so. We coordinate with licensed immigration advisers in New Zealand and registered migration agents in Australia. That separation protects you — the person advising you carries professional accountability for it.
It varies by country and category. Some employer-sponsored routes require the employer to cover certain costs; others do not. We set out exactly who pays what, in writing, before you commit.
Police certificates from countries you have lived in, qualification assessments, and professional registration. Start those the week you decide, not the week you are asked.
Airport pickup, accommodation for your first weeks, help finding permanent housing including a reference letter for landlords, and support opening a bank account, getting an IRD or tax file number, a phone plan and a GP. For families, help with school enrolment.
Unsure which visa fits your situation?
Ask us. If the answer needs a licensed adviser, we will introduce you to one.