Toso Vaka O Manū Information Page

12/12/2022

The Samoan Quota (SQ) and Pacific Access Category (PAC) ballot successful registration numbers are now available on the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) website.

It is important to note the places available relate to how many people will be granted residence. For the 2022 ballot 1300 people will be granted residence under the PAC, and 1,650 people per year will be granted residence under the SQ.

Registrations for the ballots can contain more than one person, for example where a family have applied under one registration.

More information is available on our website.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/news-notifications/2022-samoan-quota-ballot-results

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/news-notifications/2022-pacific-access-category-results

Check the successful registration numbers for the 2022 Samoan Quota.

30/10/2022

18/10/2022

New Zealand welcomed 6 workers from Papua New Guinea last week. These workers are the first to come to New Zealand since borders closed 2020. Here's to a successful season and continued engagement with Papua New Guinea.

30/09/2022

On 27 September 2022, the Government announced an increase to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) cap, which will be set at 19,000 for the 2022/23 year.
For more information, visit www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/news-notifications/recognised-seasonal-employer-scheme-cap-increased-to-19-000

21/09/2022

Registrations for Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category are re-opening soon.

Samoa Quota - 03 October - 02 November

Pacific Access Category - 05 October - 04 November

Links have been provided below on how to apply, via the new online process which can be found via the Immigration New Zealand website. More information to come on date the ballots will be drawn.

Guides to using the online process in English:
Samoa:https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/samoan-quota-registration-guide-in-english.pdf
Fiji / Tonga: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/pac-guide-fiji-tonga
Kiribati / Tuvalu: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/pac-guide-kiribati-tuvalu

Guides to using the online process in several Pacific languages:
Samoan: www.immigration.govt.nz/sq-guide
Fijian: www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/pac-registration-guide-for-fiji-fijian.pdf
Fijian-Hindi: www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/pac-registration-guide-for-fiji-hindi.pdf
Tuvaluan: www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/pac-registration-guide-for-tuvalu-tuvaluan.pdf
Tongan: www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/pac-registration-guide-for-tonga-tongan.pdf
Kiribati/Gilbertese: www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/pac-registration-guide-kiribati/

Flyer links below (English and Samoan) contain contact information for further guidance on the process for the Pacific Access Category and Samoan Quota.

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/flyer-pac-english.pdf

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/other-resources/flyer-samoan-quota-samoan.pdf