Making the move in 2021
Feb 8th 2021, 4:05 am
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Re: Making the move in 2021
I think we'll be crying out for Tradies again soon, there seems to me to be a heck of a lot of building work going on currently, the housing market is still going gangbusters and every spare section around Auckland seems to be being built on with multiple townhouses and apartment blocks popping up on sections replacing what was previously just one house and garden. Government is also pumping quite a lot into infrastructure works to keep economy going.
This years books were already filled before the pandemic struck. It's by the end of the year and next year your going start seeing problems as there will be no work to go at.
Feb 8th 2021, 7:25 am
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Feb 8th 2021, 8:36 am
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Re: Making the move in 2021
Feb 8th 2021, 9:39 pm
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Re: Making the move in 2021
NZ Citizens and NZ residents may return to NZ but cannot just turn up of course.
For all others , their occupations will need to be considered critical purpose and essential for them to be granted a visa. Examples would be the Russian fishermen that recently entered. Medical staff would be on the list. However general staff, other than the crew itself, working on a cruise ship bound for NZ waters had their visas rejected as non essential.
The skilled migrant visa category is postponed atm. Relationship visas are being processed.
Healthcare and maritime are considered critical sectors. Likewise seasonal workers ( pip fruit/vineyards) . These come from the pacific island nations mostly . However there will be a shortage due to no WHV travellers.
An employer can make a Critical Worker(s) application. It is not an automatic tick process.
Here is the criteria At the moment overseas people hoping to arrive into NZ to live and work cannot just arrive under the usual policies , as in skilled list, as those are suspended.
