Recently, New Zealand's immigration minister, Erica Stanford, said in an exclusive interview that the current record number of immigrants is unsustainable, and will focus on high-skilled immigration to alleviate housing and fiscal deficits.
New Zealand's Minister for Immigration has made some of his own comments:
1.She acknowledged that the current level of migration was unsustainable and was responsible for the housing crisis, infrastructure deficit and strained public services.
2.She has tasked them with the calculations"Absorption capacity", i.e., the number of migrants that housing, infrastructure, and public services can accommodate each year.
3.She believes that there are too many low-skilled immigrants and wants to refocus on high-skilled immigrants.
4.She had been tasked with developing a long-term population strategy that clearly stated how much population she wanted to bring in from and for what purpose.
According to data released by Statistics New Zealand, as of December 2023, New Zealand's annual net migration is 126,000 people, and in addition to the increase in the number of immigrants, about 19,000 births have been added, bringing the population growth to a record 145,000.
At the end of 2022, the Labor Party adjusted and opened up their immigration policy settings to help attract more workers, at a time when many politicians and businesses** thought it was a real race between other countries such as Canada, Australia and the UK to attract the best immigrants, with New Zealand being left behind.
The growth rate of new immigrants to New Zealand in 2023 is 28%, which is higher than Australia's growth rate of 24%, the current immigration minister has made it clear that he will limit the growth of immigration and formulate a reasonable immigration policy.
New Zealand's 6-point system for skilled immigrants is a kind of employer-sponsored immigration application in the New Zealand skilled migration category, which replaces the traditional SMC points-based skilled immigration method.
The policy is designed to support economic agents who need to be productive and able to pay high wages, while also making it easier for employers to attract and hire highly skilled workers. Applicants who are sponsored for employment and their spouses and children can obtain New Zealand work and life visas, and can apply for and obtain immigration status when the whole family meets the six-point skilled migration system. The policy introduces a new, streamlined points system that provides applicants with a variety of ways to demonstrate their skill level. Theoretically, anyone in any profession can apply for a six-point immigration system. These occupations have different requirements for English, practice registration, academic qualifications, and work experience.
New Zealand's 6-point immigration condition: 1. The applicant is under the age of 55;
2. IELTS 65 points (TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, B2 First or OET can be substituted).
3. A job offer issued by a New Zealand employer
4. Meet the criteria of the "six-point system" - the composition of these six points** is based on registered vocational training, education, income (choose one of the three) plus local skilled jobs in New Zealand.