Govt to review Skilled Migrant Category Visa soon: No changes on other temporary visa categories
The government has confirmed that it was considering a review of the Skilled Migrant Category visa category but stopped short of making any announcment except for indicating that an announcment will be made soon in near future.
It was announced in a much anticpated immigration-setting reset announcment tonight in Wellington, delivered by Minister Stuart Nash, in absence of Immigration Minister Kris Fafooi who was unwell and could not attend the event.
"We’ll be reviewing the Skilled Migrant Category; with more to say on that soon," Minister Nash said.
This was in line with the government's earlier announced intentions to review temporary visa changes.
"As we focus on re-opening New Zealand’s borders, we are determined not to return to the pre-COVID status quo.
"One key focus of the reset will be temporary workers, partner work rights, and the Skilled Migrant Category visa settings.
"Temporary work visa reforms are designed to give more flexibility to migrants filling highly skilled roles, and the reforms will strengthen both the minimum employer requirements and labour market test to be met before a migrant can be hired. We may consider further adjustments to these settings in the future.
"Reforms, such as the temporary work visa changes announced in 2019, that will come into effect this November, are in line with the OECD’s recommendation that we require employers to be accredited to recruit migrant labour and meet standards of good practice in order to be accredited," Minister Nash said.
Further objectives of these temporary work visa changes include supporting employers to access the skills and labour they need, ensure that temporary workers are only recruited for genuine job shortages, make the immigration system easier to navigate, and improve the way immigration, education, skills, and welfare systems work together.
Again, this is in line with the OECD’s recommendations that we ensure checks confirm that ‘migrant labour is only recruited where there are genuine shortages.’
And we’ll be reviewing the Skilled Migrant Category; with more to say on that soon.
COVID-19 has enabled us to look again at whether we’ve got these new settings right or whether we should go further.
There are no plans, at this stage, to change specific purpose, short-term business or visitor visas, the Working Holiday Schemes, nor non-partnership family and humanitarian categories.
No plans to change in temporary Visa
"There are no plans, at this stage, to change specific purpose, short-term business or visitor visas, the Working Holiday Schemes, nor non-partnership family and humanitarian categories," Minister Nash said.
The government has confirmed that it was considering a review of the Skilled Migrant Category visa category but stopped short of making any announcment except for indicating that an announcment will be made soon in near future.
It was announced in a much anticpated immigration-setting reset...
The government has confirmed that it was considering a review of the Skilled Migrant Category visa category but stopped short of making any announcment except for indicating that an announcment will be made soon in near future.
It was announced in a much anticpated immigration-setting reset announcment tonight in Wellington, delivered by Minister Stuart Nash, in absence of Immigration Minister Kris Fafooi who was unwell and could not attend the event.
"We’ll be reviewing the Skilled Migrant Category; with more to say on that soon," Minister Nash said.
This was in line with the government's earlier announced intentions to review temporary visa changes.
"As we focus on re-opening New Zealand’s borders, we are determined not to return to the pre-COVID status quo.
"One key focus of the reset will be temporary workers, partner work rights, and the Skilled Migrant Category visa settings.
"Temporary work visa reforms are designed to give more flexibility to migrants filling highly skilled roles, and the reforms will strengthen both the minimum employer requirements and labour market test to be met before a migrant can be hired. We may consider further adjustments to these settings in the future.
"Reforms, such as the temporary work visa changes announced in 2019, that will come into effect this November, are in line with the OECD’s recommendation that we require employers to be accredited to recruit migrant labour and meet standards of good practice in order to be accredited," Minister Nash said.
Further objectives of these temporary work visa changes include supporting employers to access the skills and labour they need, ensure that temporary workers are only recruited for genuine job shortages, make the immigration system easier to navigate, and improve the way immigration, education, skills, and welfare systems work together.
Again, this is in line with the OECD’s recommendations that we ensure checks confirm that ‘migrant labour is only recruited where there are genuine shortages.’
And we’ll be reviewing the Skilled Migrant Category; with more to say on that soon.
COVID-19 has enabled us to look again at whether we’ve got these new settings right or whether we should go further.
There are no plans, at this stage, to change specific purpose, short-term business or visitor visas, the Working Holiday Schemes, nor non-partnership family and humanitarian categories.
No plans to change in temporary Visa
"There are no plans, at this stage, to change specific purpose, short-term business or visitor visas, the Working Holiday Schemes, nor non-partnership family and humanitarian categories," Minister Nash said.
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