14567 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question
Published date: 03 Apr 2025
14567 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: How many FTEs, if any, are currently working on implementing the changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa?
Hon Erica Stanford: As at the week ending 28 March, approximately 32 FTEs are working on the implementation of changes to the AEWV policy. In addition to this there are staff who make up a further 1.5 FTEs working on the changes to the AEWV policy. This implementation involves teams across MBIE and INZ including ICT, Operational Policy, Service Design, Change Delivery, Communications, Stakeholder Engagement and Risk & Verification teams. These figures do not include Managerial oversight.