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The SMC combines both a points-based system as well as minimum requirements. The minimum points required is 6, and other minimum requirements include that one holds current skilled employment or an offer of skilled employment with a New Zealand employer that holds an accreditation with Immigration New Zealand, be aged 55 or under, be healthy, be of good character, and meet minimum English ...
Immigration New Zealand is an agency within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment that is responsible for facilitating and regulating immigration, tourism, foreign students and workers, and foreign investment in New Zealand. Immigration NZ's other responsibilities include migrant attraction, visa facilitation, border protection ...
New Zealand said on Wednesday it would free up its annual intake of highly skilled migrants and chart a faster route to giving them permanent residency, as rich nations compete to lure the best ...
Countries in the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement. The arrangement was announced on 4 February 1973 and came into effect soon after. The arrangement is not expressed in the form of any binding bilateral treaty between Australia and New Zealand, but rather is a series of immigration procedures applied by each country and underpinned by joint political support. [2]
New Zealand has tightened its immigration rules before. In September 2022, the government updated the country's golden visa scheme—popular with Chinese investors—to bar property investments as ...
Bangladeshis are relatively new migrants to New Zealand. Since 1970, migration from Bangladesh has steadily increased with the majority arriving under the Skilled Migration Program. Most Bangladesh-born have settled in the urban areas of Auckland while smaller numbers settled in other cities such as Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington.
A New Zealand general entry stamp issued to a temporary entry class visa holder. A New Zealand Visitor Visa stamp granted on arrival to a visa waiver traveller. A New Zealand Resident Visa stamp granted on arrival under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement on an Australian travel document. These stamps have been discontinued from 19 March 2018.
On 31 October, Trade Minister McClay confirmed that New Zealand had reached a free trade agreement with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). As part of the agreement, tariffs would be lifted on 51% of New Zealand exports to GCC member states while 99% of New Zealand exports to the GCC would become duty-free over a period of 10 years ...