Temporary and resident visa comes with conditions and as per the Immigration Act 2009, you must act according to the conditions attached to your visa. In some circumstances, you may request to change the conditions attached to your visa.

Some of the situations when you can apply for a variation of conditions are:

• If you are on a work visa and wish to study part-time (more than 3 months in most cases)
• If you want to change your employer
• In some cases, if you want to change your occupation and location

Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)- Job Change

With Job change application , you can apply to change  conditions attached with your AEWV vis, Conditions like:

• the employer you work for
• the job you are doing
• the location you are working
• how long you can study for while you work

You can apply for a Job Change to change your employer, job, location, or a combination of these.

Your employer must have a current accreditation to hire migrants for the AEWV. You also need to have a valid job check for your new job. 

If you want to change to a job paid below the median wage, it must be exempt from paying the median wage. You must apply for a new AEWV if your current visa is valid for longer than the time allowed

If you want to Study

If you want to study for more than 3 months on a work visa, you may need to apply for a variation of conditions or a student visa.

Your visa must match your main purpose for being in New Zealand. If your main purpose is still to work, but your study will complement this work, then normally you need to apply for a variation of conditions. If your main purpose is to study, then you should apply for a student visa.

Apply for a variation of conditions if you want to study part-time for more than 3 month