New Zealand had been receiving quite a huge
number of immigrants per year, which is definitely not much of a surprise as
the country is known for having a work-life balance that cannot be found in
other countries around the world. It is a nation that has been built by
immigrants and that is why it is open to immigration. It is also known for
having quite a grand amount of nature and wonderful picturesque sites.
However, recently, the government of New Zealand has decided to try and take control of just how much immigrants are
coming in the country. To be able to achieve that, the government has decided
on bringing into the equation some kind of control and that was made through a
change in the policies in immigration. But despite that change, the number for
work visas has definitely risen and that means that the immigration policies
did not deter in any way those individuals who really want to be in the country
as immigrants.
The
numbers of work visas
As per data, there were over 228,000 work
visas that were given approval by the New Zealand government just last year. As
compared to the year before that, this new number actually came up to be 4,000
work visas more. So one can definitely see that there is a definite increase in
the number of work visas that were given approval.
The changes to the policies in immigration
actually became quite real back in August of 2017 as that is when the new
changes have taken effect. According to the changes, all of those immigrants
who were earning a salary that was below $49,000 or even $73,000 (which
depended also on the skills of the immigrants) had to leave the country after
working there for three years. Once the immigrants leave the country, they
cannot apply again for a work visa for one whole year. After that year is up,
then they would then be able to reapply.
No
target number was specified
According to the data from the New Zealand
government, the biggest increase in the number of work visas given was for
those from the Philippines. And this is just for the current financial year up
until this month. Although the Labour Party had done its job in campaigning to
get the country having just around 20,000 to 30,000 visas for work and
students, the government of the country has mentioned that it had not given any
specified amount for work visas and for student visas for each year.
Despite the rise, a member of the Employers
and Manufacturers Association declared how please he was with the rise as they
really recognize just how important immigrants are when it comes to filling up
the need for more workers.
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