New Zealand Seeks More Skilled Immigrants Amid Record Inflow
- Nation eases settings further to attract foreign workers
- Changes create faster pathway to residence, remove cap
Auckland, New Zealand
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New Zealand is tweaking its immigration settings further to help attract the skilled workers it needs to meet labor shortages.
The changes to the Skilled Migrant Category visa will mean there will be clearer criteria and a faster pathway to residence for highly skilled people, Immigration Minister Michael Wood said Wednesday in Wellington. They include removing an existing cap on applications and making the threshold for residence simpler to understand, he said.