Five migration changes announced by PM

The PM announced at the National Party conference five changes to migration policy. They are:

  1. Currently, skilled migrants with a job offer get 10 extra points if that job is outside Auckland, and those points count towards the 100 they require. From 1 November, they will treble that, and give them 30 extra points.
  2. Last year launched an Entrepreneur Work , targeting migrants who offer high-level business experience, capital and international connections. Currently, people applying for visa get 20 extra points if they set up a business outside Auckland, and that counts towards the 120 they require. From 1 November, we will double that to 40 extra points.
  3. From 1 November can find out faster whether New Zealanders are available to fill a particular vacancy, before they lodge a visa application with Immigration by being able to contact Work and Income directly to check availability.
  4. The intends to provide a pathway to residence for a limited number of long-term migrants on temporary work visas in the South Island.
  5. Government will consider a new global impact visa targeted at young, highly-talented and successful technology and start-up teams, who want to be based in New Zealand, employ talented Kiwis and reach across the globe.

All sounds sensible to me.

Talking of the conference was disappointed there were so few protesters there. I think I recognised around half of them personally!

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