Foreign Visa News

CHANGES TO ESSENTIAL SKILLS WORK VISA SYSTEM AND IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND UPDATES Changes the Government  announced last year  to improve the  employer assisted temporary work visa system  are coming into effect on  27 July 2020 . Essential Skills work visas – Remuneration and median wage The combination of  ANZSCO  and salary to assess skill level is being replaced with a simple remuneration threshold, aligned to the national median wage calculated by Statistics NZ. Remuneration will be used to determine the following for an Essential Skills work visa application: whether an employer needs to engage with The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) in order to meet the labour market test the maximum duration of the visa whether the person holding the visa can support a partnership based work visa to bring family with them to New Zealand. However, anyone offshore will be subject to the border restrictions currently in place. The way INZ calculates pay rates will  not  change. INZ will conti

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Points table for Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) Overview Age English language skills Skilled employment experience Educational qualifications Specialist education qualification Australian study requirement Professional Year in Australia Credentialled community language Study in regional Australia Partner skills Nomination or sponsorship Overview ​Points criteria are assessed at the time of invitation. Age Age Points at least 18 but less than 25 years 25 at least 25 but less than 33 years 30 at least 33 but less than 40 years 25 at least 40 but less than 45 years 15 English language skills English Points Competent English 0 Proficient English 10 Superior English 20 English language skills Skilled employment experience Overseas skilled employment – (outside Australia) Number of years Points Less than 3 years 0 At least 3 but less than 5 years 5 At least 5 but less than 8 years 10 At least 8 years 15 Australian skilled employment – (in Australia) Number of years P