COVID-19 Concessions for 189 New Zealand Stream visa

1 – Primary carer of a child

(a)  a parenting order.

(b)  a registered parenting plan.

(c)  a written parenting plan.

(d)  a consent order.

2 – Injury

(a)  a statutory declaration by the applicant setting out the applicant’s personal circumstances.

(b)  a statutory declaration by the applicant’s employer stating a return to work date and the applicant’s income amount.

(c)  a medical certificate for the applicant.

(d)  official compensation documentation relating to the applicant.

(e)  official rehabilitation documentation relating to the applicant.

3 – On parental or carer leave

·         Before the period of leave, their income met the income threshold; and

·         Has resumed or will resume work with the income that meets the threshold.

(a)  a statutory declaration by the applicant setting out the applicant’s personal circumstances.

(b)  a statutory declaration by the applicant’s employer stating a return to work date and the applicant’s income amount.

(c)  a birth certificate for the applicant’s child.

(d)  a medical certificate for carer responsibilities.

(e)  notice of approved parental leave.

4

(Recently Added – Covid19 concession)

(a)  would have likely met the minimum amount of the income requirement for the 2019–20 income year if not for the effect of the COVID‑19 pandemic; and

(b)  could not meet the minimum amount of the income requirement for the 2019–20 income year because of the effect of the COVID‑19 pandemic on the Australian economy.

Based on this new instrument, the concession on income only applied to financial year 2019 – 2020.

(i)   a signed letter written on a company letterhead by the applicant’s current or former employer stating the applicant’s salary before 1 February 2020; or

(ii)   the applicant’s pay slips, salary advices or employment contracts (stating the applicant’s salary) for a period in the 2019–20 income year to demonstrate that the applicant was likely to meet the income threshold in the 2019–20 income year; and

(b)  any of the following documents:

If currently employed

(i)   a statutory declaration by the applicant’s employer acknowledging the applicant’s 2019–20 taxable income has reduced, due to:

(A)  reduced availability of shifts/hours resulting in a drop in income; or

(B)  the applicant contracting COVID-19 or having caring responsibilities for a person who contracted COVID-19, preventing the applicant from working and resulted in a drop in income; or

(C)  medically directed orders to self-isolate, preventing the applicant from working and resulting in a drop in income; or

(D)  caring responsibilities as a result of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns (e.g., schools, childcare centres) that prevented the applicant from working and resulted in a drop in income;

If the employment has terminated

(ii)   a statutory declaration by the applicant’s former employer stating that the circumstances of the applicant’s dismissal were related to the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the business;

(iii)   documentation proving that the applicant had access to the JobKeeper Wage Subsidy for a period in 2019–20 income year including either:

(A)    employee nomination form; other statements or documents provided by the ATO demonstrating that the applicant had access to the JobKeeper Wage Subsidy; or

(B)   alternative statements provided by the ATO at the applicant’s request;

(iv)   Services Australia-Centrelink letters showing the applicant claimed and received the JobSeeker payments for a period in 2019–20 income year.