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Looking ahead to the year to come
It has been a year of constant change and adjustment in the immigration sector, and we look to 2021 with hope and optimism that some stability can be reclaimed. The Briefing for the Incoming Minister for Immigration gives some idea of what to expect.
If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?
No this isn’t some untapped market helping the fortunes of our struggling tourism industry, it’s a question Stephen Hawking posed when discussing the possibility of time travel. It’s also a segue taking you back to January 2020 and the burning issue for employers. “Where are the skilled workers?"
The Xmas present New Zealand really needs is sitting in Santa’s sleigh but…
New Zealand’s profile throughout the world has been raised by the collective endeavour and success of the “team of 5 million” in combatting the COVID crisis. This profile has attracted over $2 billion in investment via the Investor residence pathway. Our Xmas present is sitting in Santa’s sleigh postmarked for Aotearoa – but will it be delivered?
ENZ Recognised Agency
Pathways to New Zealand Ltd is very pleased to have its Recognised Agency accreditation renewed by Education New Zealand (ENZ) to February 2022.
Seat belts on – the immigration landscape is changing.
The Government’s immigration focus over the past seven months has been on “border control” and with the myriad of challenges this has delivered. During this period Immigration policy settings changed frequently, and sometimes several times a week. More changes are on the horizon!
Higher threshold for partnership visas?
The underlying criteria for a partnership-based residence visa is that an applicant must be living together for 12 months or more in a genuine and stable partnership with a New Zealand citizen or resident. However, this current threshold is low in comparison to other countries.
Permanent Resident Visa applications
From 27 October 2020, Immigration New Zealand has resumed processing of Permanent Resident Visa applications, including where the principal applicant is currently offshore.
Median wage to rise in November?
In September this year, we made a prediction that the median wage could go up soon. From November 2020, median wage is expected to go up to $27.00ph from the current $25.50ph.
Other Critical Workers
Employers can submit border exemption request to Immigration New Zealand to allow their employees to travel to New Zealand as “other critical workers”.
As if I haven't got enough to think about now this!
In the latest edition of Waikato Business News, William has expressed his views on the planned employer-led immigration process which comes into force from mid-next year .