Immigration news

The pace of immigration continues to pick up, with a net gain of 5700 people in the 12 months ended November. It is the first annual gain since March 2021, according to Stats NZ figures. The relaxation of border and visa controls has resulted in non-New Zealand arrivals outpacing the loss of New Zealanders overseas. For the month of November, …

Around 65 per cent of 2021 Resident Visa (2021RV) applications have been processed since the category first opened on 1 December 2021, General Manager, Border and Visa Operations Nicola Hogg said. “The 2021RV has already provided more than 123,000 individuals (from 67,760 applications) with certainty about their future, so they can now call New Zealand home permanently,” Nicola Hogg said. …

Several changes to immigration settings were announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Immigration Michael Wood earlier today. Green List Straight to Residence pathway : From 15 December 2022, registered nurses and midwives will move from the Work to Residence to the Straight to Residence Green List pathway. All medical doctors will also be included on the Straight …