Skilled Migrant Residency Programme in need of review
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi is considering a revamp of New Zealand’s largest residence programme.He says a review of the skilled migrant category is a priority.Thousands of immigrants and their families are waiting for news on their skilled migrants applications, and others have been waiting to be invited to apply since last March.No decision has been made on re-starting the selection of expressions of interest (EOI) for skilled workers, Faafoi said, but that would be looked at again by the end of next month”A review of the skilled migrant category is one of my priorities for this term,” Faafoi said in a written statement. “Decisions around the scope and timing of any such review are currently under consideration. No decisions on settings or planning range have been made at this stage.”EOI selections in Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) and Parent categories are currently suspended. No decisions about when EOI selections will resume have been made. In October, the government decided to further defer EOI selections for the SMC. This will be reviewed again by the end of March 2021.”
