Good news! Recently, the New Zealand government officially announced changes to its immigration policy. Nurse, specialist and midwives will be able to directly obtain residence rights !
Before this major adjustment, this regulation has been criticized by people. For several months, nurses were not in the policy because they were worried that nurses would not stay in New Zealand for a long time.
Starting from the 15th of this month, the green list of will add ten occupations , which means that medical staff (including medical staff who are already in New Zealand) can apply for resident visas. The "green list" was formulated in July and has provided residence channels for 85 high-demand occupations.
In this "green list" adjustment, all teachers are now included in the way to transfer to residence, as well as drainage workers, motor mechanics and other positions. Through this new policy, the New Zealand government has also taken into account bus drivers and truck drivers to provide them with residence visas (temporary) in order to help employers absorb workers.
In addition, a series of additional measures were announced on the 12th of this month, details: If the employer applies for certification for the first time before July 4 next year, the employer certification will automatically extend to twelve months. The reason for simplifying the visa is to help those who want to work in New Zealand for a long time in their current positions for three years.
provides about 1,800 people who failed to obtain post-study work visas due to the closure of the border between 2020 and 2021 during the epidemic. The Minister of Immigration said that the current series of measures will help everyone overcome the difficulties of a large number of labor shortages. Considering the long-term factors, it is also to attract more skilled workers.
"Labor shortage is indeed the biggest problem that New Zealand companies are currently facing, which undoubtedly increases the pressure of life. We understand,"
Immigration Minister explained the increase in the "green list": the core purpose of this move is to help companies that are in urgent need of workers, such as medical labor. At the same time, the "green list" will also be reviewed in mid-next year (2023).
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, has 3474 nurses have arrived in New Zealand .
It is reported that since the border reopened in July, the government has approved more than 94,000 international recruitment positions, issued more than 40,000 work visas, and resumed applications for skilled immigration categories and parents immigration categories.
