The New Zealand government is implementing changes to its visa rules in an effort to address the unsustainable levels of migration. The changes include introducing English-language requirements for low-skilled jobs and setting minimum skills and work experience thresholds for most employer work visas.
New Zealand will tighten its visa rules for some migrants as the coalition government moves to overhaul the immigration system it says has led to “unsustainable” levels of migration.
The government’s changes to the scheme would include introducing English-language requirements for low-skilled jobs and setting a minimum skills and work experience threshold for most employer work visas. The maximum continuous stay for most low-skilled roles will also be reduced to three years from five years.“The government is focused on attracting and retaining the highly skilled migrants such as secondary teachers, where there is a skill shortage,” Stanford said in a statement.
“By having an English-language requirement migrants will be better able to understand their rights or raise concerns about an employer early,” Stanford said.
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