22748 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration
Written Question
Published date: 23 May 2025
22748 (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 16 May, approximately 37 FTEs are working on the implementation of changes to the AEWV policy. In addition to this, there are staff who make up a further 4 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.