New Zealand has recently implemented stricter visa regulations in response to what it deems as "unsustainable net migration." The changes, affecting the Accredited Employer Worker Visa (AEWV) scheme, aim to prioritize local labor while addressing ongoing skill shortages in certain sectors.

 

Effective immediately, the new rules introduce language and skill criteria, as well as shorten the length of work permits under the AEWV scheme. According to Erica Stanford, New Zealand's Minister of Immigration, these measures are designed to better assess the local labor market and mitigate the risk of displacing New Zealanders from employment opportunities.

 

The decision comes after a significant influx of non-New Zealand citizens, with 173,000 migrants arriving in the country in 2023 alone. While acknowledging persistent skill shortages in sectors like education, Stanford emphasized the need to prioritize job opportunities for New Zealanders in areas where there are no such shortages.

 

Key changes to the AEWV scheme include implementing a minimum standard of English proficiency, introducing new skill requirements such as work experience or qualifications, and limiting the maximum continuous stay on an AEWV to three years. Employers are now obligated to ensure that migrant workers meet these criteria before hiring them. Additionally, they must declare that no suitable New Zealander applied for a job before offering it to a migrant, and provide justification if local applicants were not selected.

 

However, certain roles in sectors like transport and care are exempt from these stringent requirements, as outlined by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This move signifies New Zealand's commitment to balancing its migration policies to address labor shortages while safeguarding the interests of its citizens in the job market.

 

09.04.24

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Too little, too late, the horse has already bolted.

 

New Zealand has let in way too many low-skilled or no-skilled migrants and the infrastructure, particularly in Auckland, is really creaking under the strain.

 

I'm all for a multicultural society but Auckland these days is nothing like the city I grew up in. Some neighbourhoods could be downtown Delhi or suburban Shanghai.

A wise move, but possibly too late. Another one bites the dust. 

 

Just like the UK, too much immigration (especially low quality immigrants) causes multiple problems for the indigenous population. 

 

Great for providing cheap labour to multinationals though. Oh, and lots of self congratulatory back slapping material for "Liberal" dinner parties. 

1 hour ago, mstevens said:

Too little, too late, the horse has already bolted.

 

New Zealand has let in way too many low-skilled or no-skilled migrants and the infrastructure, particularly in Auckland, is really creaking under the strain.

 

I'm all for a multicultural society but Auckland these days is nothing like the city I grew up in. Some neighbourhoods could be downtown Delhi or suburban Shanghai.

I guess the food’s improved then.

Better late than never. We had to dump the previous shower to get an end to the insanity though.

The new government is slowly scrapping much of what that useless mob brought in, but it was so bad that it's going to take a while. Labour created too many lazy people with their hands out for other people's money, and they don't like it, they REALLY don't like it when their freeby lifestyle is threatened- gosh, they might actually have to work, shock horror.

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Better late than never. We had to dump the previous shower to get an end to the insanity though.

The new government is slowly scrapping much of what that useless mob brought in, but it was so bad that it's going to take a while. Labour created too many lazy people with their hands out for other people's money, and they don't like it, they REALLY don't like it when their freeby lifestyle is threatened- gosh, they might actually have to work, shock horror.

 

Yeah I was so glad to see the back of Ardern.

 

Typical Lefty, pretending to #bekind while bringing in all types of authoritarianism and stabbing her own citizens in the back for virtue signalling points.

 

She went full on 1984 with her "Single source of truth" speech. I'm surprised she didn't have it blaring out on repeat on loudspeakers all over Auckland. 

 

https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/07/government-is-not-the-divine-source-of-truth/

 

 

8 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yeah I was so glad to see the back of Ardern.

 

Typical Lefty, pretending to #bekind while bringing in all types of authoritarianism and stabbing her own citizens in the back for virtue signalling points.

 

She went full on 1984 with her "Single source of truth" speech. I'm surprised she didn't have it blaring out on repeat on loudspeakers all over Auckland. 

 

https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/07/government-is-not-the-divine-source-of-truth/

 

 

I don't know a single person that liked that, IMO, vile person. I'm soooooo happy she has left the country, and I hope she never returns.