NZ tightens visa rules amid near record migration
The Philippine Star|April 08, 2024
New Zealand said yesterday that it was making immediate changes to its employment visa program after a near-record migration last year which it said was "unsustainable."

The changes include measures such as introducing English language requirement for lowskilled jobs and setting a minimum skills and work experience threshold for most employer work visas. The maximum continuous stay for most low-skilled roles will also be reduced to three years from five years.

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