Everyone knows that New Zealand is short of people now.
After nearly three years of epidemic, medical care is of course the industry with the largest gap. However, New Zealand TV 3 reported last night that under the controversial immigration policy, only 12 nurses have entered New Zealand, and New Zealand now has 21,000 nurses.
Source | Newshub
According to the current policy, nurses are professions that can quickly obtain resident visas, but this application is only for registered nurses who have worked in New Zealand for two years.
Immigration Minister Michael Wood said that New Zealand's resident visas are "a very valuable and something that people ask for."
"People around the world think this is a desirable place, and it is not unreasonable to ask them to make some contributions before they can get it (referring to resident status)."
"We have 300 nurses who have chosen this (fast immigration) channel because of the attraction."
Source | Newshub
But Newshub reported that most of these 300 people are nurses who are already in New Zealand. Since the visa application channel opened in July, there have been only 95 overseas applications, 53 people have been qualified, but in the end only 12 people have actually come to New Zealand.
New Zealand Nurses Association President Anne Daniels said: "What is the difference this policy has brought? We have not seen the effect of a drop of water falling into the ocean."
Wood Minister said that the number of incoming nurses will gradually increase in the next month or two.
When asked by reporters what to do if the number does not grow, whether he would admit that the policy is incorrect and needs adjustment, Minister Wood replied that the government "will maintain an open mind, everything is to get the right result." Minister
Minister said that their decisions are based on professional advice before handing over to the cabinet.
Source | Newshub
But the nurses association said that when the government made decisions, it did not have any conversation with them. Newshub also said that the TV station tried months to obtain the advice on which the cabinet made the immigration policy decision, and the final version was modified. The proposal was also sent to the National Party, but was under another request for the disclosure of official information.
It is said that senior consultants of the Immigration Bureau believe that currently 6% of nurses who are already in New Zealand, but in the past, they chose to leave. The fast track policy is to retain these people, because after quickly obtaining a New Zealand resident visa, there is also the possibility of going to Australia in the future, which can provide some attraction.
Source | Newshub
National Party Immigration Affairs spokesperson Erica Stanford said that for overseas nurses, if they want to get their New Zealand resident status, there is actually another backdoor:
"The best way is to go to Australia first. For nurses, you can basically get their resident status directly, and then you can enter New Zealand."
Source | Newshub
But the question is, will nurses who go to Australia want to come to New Zealand?
In this regard, Immigration Minister Michael Wood insisted that the immigration channels provided by New Zealand are competitive. "This is a very competitive offer, and I am very confident about it. But now the market is tightening, so we will still pay close attention."
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