At 23:59 local time on July 31, the New Zealand border, which has been closed for more than two years due to the new crown epidemic, is fully open to all tourists and international students, and the maritime border will also be reopened. This means that Chinese tourists and students who have been waiting for more than two years can come to New Zealand. In this regard, the Immigration Department promised to start the visa process immediately and process the visitor visa directly within 20 working days.
New Zealand Tourism Minister Nash said the opening of the border would help the recovery of New Zealand's tourism industry. Recently, New Zealand announced three new residency routes, namely:
Straight to residence – available from 5 September
Work to residence – available from 29 September
Highly paid jobs – available from 29 September
New Zealand's new Immigration Minister Michael Wood said: "The government is focused on helping to address shortages in high-skilled sectors and accelerate our economic growth. The key is to give immigrants clear channels through which they can obtain residency. ”
The new residence path is essentially skilled immigration, the purpose is to make up for the shortage of labor, the following and the three elephants immigration small editor to take a look at the application standards!
According to the information published by the USCIS, the three new visa categories are eligible for:
1. The applicant is under the age of 55.
2. Applicants and partners, as well as children over 16 years of age, are required to meet the prescribed English proficiency requirements.
3. Applicants must meet the health and character requirements stipulated in the residency regulations.
4. If the applicant holds a work permit from an accredited employer, he or she must be working for that employer at the time of application and also need to meet the health and character requirements.
Below are the detailed residency application criteria.
The relevant application criteria for the direct residency pathway are:
1. Need to work in the first tier of the green list (such as chief information officer, ICT project manager, software engineer, ICT security expert, multimedia expert, etc.) in the certified employer enterprise, or have a relevant job offer and meet its designated requirements.
2. Requires full-time (at least 30 hours per week) for a fixed period of at least 12 months, and in some cases contractors can also apply, but subject to additional requirements such as length of service, position, salary, etc.
The relevant application criteria for the employment transfer pathway are:
1. Need to work in the second tier of the Green List, or have a relevant job offer and meet its development requirements.
2. Have been in the profession in New Zealand for 24 months.
3. The job position is full time (at least 30 hours per week).
4. The USCIS stated that the applicant's relevant work may be interrupted, but must prove that the requirement to engage in the job for 24 months within 30 months prior to the date of application is met.
The relevant application criteria for the high-paying residency pathway are:
1. The current wage for a job or job offer is twice the median New Zealand wage ($55.52 hourly).
2. Applicants need to have worked in New Zealand for at least 24 months after 29 September 2021 and have wage earnings of at least twice the median wage.
The above application criteria can be compared with their own situation to see if they meet the conditions, and if you have any doubts about immigration, you can discuss with the three elephant immigrants.