Immigration NZ
Fee paying overseas students and the children of foreign workers attending NZ schools both showing strong growth
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Fee paying overseas students and the children of foreign workers attending NZ schools both showing strong growth
Nobody had to mean it. The informal rules won over the formal ones and so decided who held power, and it wasn't the Minister, Natalia Albert says of Immigration NZ's shambolic tech project
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Nobody had to mean it. The informal rules won over the formal ones and so decided who held power, and it wasn't the Minister, Natalia Albert says of Immigration NZ's shambolic tech project
More than 50,000 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas in the first quarter
The number of overseas workers coming to NZ could be back up to pre-pandemic levels by the beginning of next year
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The number of overseas workers coming to NZ could be back up to pre-pandemic levels by the beginning of next year
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Immigration Minister reopens Skilled Migrant visa category ahead of full review; parent visa category reopened and quota more than doubled
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Immigration Minister reopens Skilled Migrant visa category ahead of full review; parent visa category reopened and quota more than doubled
102 days after 'rebalancing' its migration settings to squeeze skills and wages higher, Minister loosens settings to ease worker shortages and wage inflation
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102 days after 'rebalancing' its migration settings to squeeze skills and wages higher, Minister loosens settings to ease worker shortages and wage inflation
Govt rejigs investor migrant scheme to force more direct investment in firms, rather than just bonds and property; National says it'll scare off risk-averse rich migrants; Greens say rich favoured while poor migrant workers live precariously
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Govt rejigs investor migrant scheme to force more direct investment in firms, rather than just bonds and property; National says it'll scare off risk-averse rich migrants; Greens say rich favoured while poor migrant workers live precariously
[updated]
A Green List of occupations, geared towards the construction and healthcare industries, will give migrants a clear pathway to NZ residency
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A Green List of occupations, geared towards the construction and healthcare industries, will give migrants a clear pathway to NZ residency
Eightfold increase in the number of residence visas being approved so far in 2022
NZ to welcomes travelers from Australia from April 12 and those from 'visa waiver' countries and territories from May 1
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NZ to welcomes travelers from Australia from April 12 and those from 'visa waiver' countries and territories from May 1
More than 15k migrant workers & their families have become NZ residents so far under new visa scheme
Immigration NZ moves to ease strain on medical centres that process medical certificates for migrants
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Immigration NZ moves to ease strain on medical centres that process medical certificates for migrants
Much-anticipated decision to give 165,000 migrants currently in NZ a one-off pathway to residence welcomed across the board
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Much-anticipated decision to give 165,000 migrants currently in NZ a one-off pathway to residence welcomed across the board
Seasonal fruit-pickers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to be let into NZ without quarantining from September
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Seasonal fruit-pickers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to be let into NZ without quarantining from September
Government temporarily doubles the duration of the Essential Skills visa to two years for migrants with jobs that pay less than the median wage
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Government temporarily doubles the duration of the Essential Skills visa to two years for migrants with jobs that pay less than the median wage
Guy Trafford despairs at the quailty of the 'information' Immigration NZ works with, suspecting it is a department full of bureaucrats that either don't know NZ's regional geography, or ignore the obvious
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Guy Trafford despairs at the quailty of the 'information' Immigration NZ works with, suspecting it is a department full of bureaucrats that either don't know NZ's regional geography, or ignore the obvious