The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has said that the country will need around ten million healthcare workers by the year 2030.
In order to make it easier for healthcare workers to take up work in New Zealand the authorities of the latter have already announced that they will start applying simplified immigration rules.
Following the estimate made by Prime Minister Ardern, the Immigration Minister of New Zealand, Hon Michael Wood, came out with an official statement, announcing a set of measures to support the businesses of the country to attract more highly skilled workers and to tackle labor shortages, VisaGuide.World reports.
Immigration Minister Michael Wood said that starting tomorrow, December 15, healthcare workers, including here nurses and midwives, will be eligible for the immediate pathway to the residence, meaning that this group of persons will receive residency permits immediately.
“We are expanding the Green List settings to include more professions in our healthcare, education and construction sectors, to give a competitive edge in a highly competitive global environment. While some commentators are suggesting that our labour market is starting to lose some of its heat, we are continuing to pull out all the stops to position ourselves ahead of the pack,” Immigration Minister Michael Wood stressed.
Minister Michael Wood further pointed out that in an attempt to strengthen the international offering, the country’s authorities have approved more than 94,000 job positions for nationals of other countries.
Moreover, the Minister said that New Zealand has granted more than 40,000 working holiday visas, resumed the Skilled Migrant Category and Parent Category, and reported the Pacific Access Category and Samoa Quota.
In addition to the above-mentioned, the Minister revealed that since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, a total of 3,474 nurses have arrived in New Zealand and, at the same time pointed out that the country needs to step up its game so it can encourage more nurses to choose the country too.
The Minister also announced that a set of additional measures have been confirmed too. The authorities of New Zealand have decided to automatically extend employer accreditation by a whole year as long as their first accreditation is applied for by July 4 of the next year.
The authorities have also confirmed the introduction of a streamlined Specific Purposes work visa and have decided to provide an Open Work Visa which will remain vail for 12 months for around 1,800 individuals who previously held a Post Study Work Visa but missed out due to border closure in 2020 and 2021.
From March 2023, the work-to-residence pathway will also be further extended to include teachers and the country is expected to expand the Green List, even more, to help fill labour shortages.
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