Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Identify recent changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) framework and their practical impact
- Apply best practice strategies to manage employer compliance obligations and avoid common pitfalls
Chair
Marcus Beveridge, Managing Director, Queen City Law
Critical (Accredited Employer Work Visa) AEWV Updates: Exploring Recent Changes & Navigating Employer Compliance
- An Overview Of Recent AEWV changes
- Tips On Navigating Employer Compliance Under The AEWV Scheme
- Common Employer Compliance Pitfalls & Trends
Presented by Lauren Qiu, Principal, Stay Legal
Presenters
Lauren Qiu, Principal, Stay LegalLauren is the Principal at Stay Legal. She has presented at national seminars and conferences on immigration law. Lauren is currently the Convenor of The Law Association’s Immigration & Refugee Law Committee and a member of the Tauranga Migrant Settlement Network (an Immigration New Zealand-led Welcoming Communities initiative). Previously, she was a guest lecturer teaching aspiring immigration advisers at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, an immigration law commentary author for Thomson Reuters, and provided immigration advice pro bono at the Citizens Advice Bureau (Tauranga) for over 7.5 years.
Marcus Beveridge, Managing Director, Queen City Law
Marcus Beveridge is the Managing Director of Queen City Law NZ Limited. His main areas of practice are construction and property law, commercial law, foreign investment, real estate services and immigration. Marcus has developed expertise in business-based immigration and has acted on literally 100's of successful business-based immigration applications over the best part of 3 decades. Many of these clients have subsequently become major clients of his firm. The total amount of business immigration funds invested in NZ in the last decade is close to NZ$10 Billion. Marcus is a regular commentator on immigration based issues on national Radio & TV and has presented and chaired many NZ Immigration Law conferences over the years. Marcus has also recently been on several Working Groups and Immigration Reference Groups liaising with senior INZ management about assorted immigration issues. His firm comprises one of NZ’s largest immigration law teams. Marcus was formerly Chairman of NZAMI and Convenor of the New Zealand Law Society Immigration Committee.
