“The New Zealand government has approved more than 94,000 roles for international recruitment. Along with this, 40,000 Working Holiday visas were also approved. Largest increase has also been given to the Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.”
— Michael Wood, Immigration Minister, New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern estimated that New Zealand will need around 10 million healthcare workers by 2030. A record number of nurses have applied to work in New Zealand and the government told that it is simplifying the requirements so that the immigrants can migrate to the country easily to live, work, and settle.
New Zealand recently announced ‘to add healthcare workers straight-to-residence pathway’. A Specific Purpose work visa will be added to retain 2,500 critical workers for three years, reported y-axis.com.
Nurses, doctors, midwives, and other healthcare workers will be added to the straight-to-residence pathway in the new immigration rules. The announcement was made by Michael Wood, the Immigration Minister of New Zealand. These professionals can enter New Zealand from December 15, 2022.
New Zealand recently announced ‘to add healthcare workers straight-to-residence pathway’. A Specific Purpose work visa will be added to retain 2,500 critical workers for three years
Also, New Zealand will introduce a Specific Purpose work visa for 2,500 critical workers. The validity of this visa will be three years. Open Work visa will also be added for around 1,800 immigrants who already have Post Study Work Visa but cannot use it due to border close.
Immigration Minister Michael Wood stated that 3,474 nurses arrived in the country since pandemic and more things have to be considered to attract more and more candidates to migrate to New Zealand. Ardern said that the shortage of workers was not the only reason to change the immigration settings. There was a need of decent wages and an environment to make the country a great place to work.
He said that the New Zealand government has approved more than 94,000 roles for international recruitment. Along with this, 40,000 Working Holiday visas were also approved. Largest increase has also been given to the Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.
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