New Zealand Immigrants Can Again Bring Parents To Country With New Changes In Rules

For several years, immigrants in New Zealand had to battle the feeling of homesickness and the sorrow that comes with missing their parents and their loved ones who were left back in their home country. This happened after changes in the immigration rules of New Zealand made bringing relatives to the country quite difficult. However, recent updates have brought back the chance for immigrants to be united with their parents in the country. The changes in the immigration rules and policies now allow immigrants to bring their folks to the country. This is as per an announcement from the NZ government.

The New Zealand government has decided to allow immigrants to bring their parents with them to the country. This policy has been in effect before and now it is going to be back. However, there are changes to the requirements that would allow immigrants to take advantage of this policy. The children (who are immigrants in New Zealand) would need to have a higher salary as compared to the previous time when this was in effect.

The Parent Visa Category

As per an announcement from Iain Lees-Galloway, the current New Zealand minister for immigration, starting next year, 2020, Immigration New Zealand would start to accept applications again for the Parent Visa category. This is the program that would allow immigrants in the country to bring their parents and live with them there. The immigrants should already have resident visas or have already become citizens of New Zealand to be able to send in their applications. They should also be earning a minimum amount that has been set by the government to be able to take advantage of this program.

Lees-Galloway has also said that NZ has a good amount of immigrants who have always been longing to spend more time with their parents who have been left behind in their home country. Now, the changes in the policy can allow them to bring their parents to the country and live with them. The changes would take effect starting February next year.

The limitations of the program

The government of New Zealand has also disclosed that the program also comes with limitations. The changes may now allow immigrants to bring their parents but the government will only accept around a thousand parents to move to the country for each year. This is fewer as compared to the 5,500 parents that the program used to allow before it was put to a halt.

Immigrants must also have a higher income compared to the previous rules. Now, immigrants must earn $106,000 to be able to bring one parent. If they wish to bring two, the immigrant should earn $159,000. For immigrant couples, they should earn more than $159,000 to bring one parent and if they wish to bring two, they should earn at least $212,000.

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