Skilled migrant and parent visa categories to reopen 新西兰移民局重启技术移民和父母团聚移民 | 1News 国家电视1台新闻

The Government has announced it’s reopening the skilled migrant and parent visa categories.

新西兰政府宣布重启技术移民和父母团聚移民等签证类别。

Immigration Minister Michael Wood announced the changes before members of the business and migrant community in Auckland today.

移民部长迈克尔·伍德于今天在奥克兰会见商业和移民社团之前宣布了这个消息。

He says it’s part of plans reconnecting New Zealanders to the world.

他表示这是一项让新西兰从新与世界互联的政策。

“As the world recovers from Covid-19, labour shortages continue to be a global symptom,” Wood said.

伍德表示：“随着世界在新冠疫情下恢复，缺工将成为全球性的问题。”

“We are listening closely to the concerns of businesses, many of whom have approval to hire migrants but are finding it difficult to recruit internationally in a constrained labour market.”

“我们认真倾听商界的担忧，有很多企业有聘用移民的许可，但是在全球劳工市场缺工的大背景下，很难招到人。”

Wood said today’s changes, which will “work in tandem with the immigration changes already made”, is expected to help ease labour shortages and “ensure a competitive edge to attract talent to New Zealand”.

伍德还表示，今天的改变是为了和此前的移民政策相配合，将能够帮助解决劳动力短缺的问题，让新西兰吸引到更多优秀人才。

The skilled migrant category will resume under the current settings to help attract more workers, with the first selection beginning at 160 points, Wood said. It will be followed by selections at an increased threshold of 180 points to “better align with the future direction of the category and our rebalance goals”.

伍德表示，技术移民类别将会重启，帮助吸引更多的工人，起始分数门槛石160分，之后会增加到180分，吸引未来技术人才。

“Over 12,000 international migrants have applied for 511 different occupations across New Zealand since the accredited employer work visa opened. The skilled migrant category provides a pathway for retaining the majority of these much needed skills in New Zealand permanently, strengthening our nation’s resilience to global shocks and economic security into the future.

“雇用持认证雇主工作签证(Accredited Employer Work Visa，简称AEWV工签)自实行以来，有超过511个不同岗位的超过1万2千人申请。技术移民能留住人才在新西兰急缺的技术岗位上，同时增强国家未来在经济安全和全球危机的抗击能力。

“Getting the long term settings of the category right is important for New Zealand’s future economic security, and ensuring that we can attract and retain high skilled talent.”

“让这些长期的政策处在正确的位置上市非常重要的，能够保证新西兰经济安全，和保证新西兰能够吸引和留住技术人才。”

The Government will also be beginning consultations on a “proposed new system that will future-proof the category and will further complement the new green list and highly paid residence pathways”.

“新西兰政府也开始研究制定新的面向未来的类别，实行新的绿色名单和高薪移民路径。”

Restrictions in the previous system’s planning range saw just 40% of skilled migrant category applicants processed in 2019.

之前系统的处理速度太慢，2019年只处理了40%的技术移民签证。

The Government’s proposed changes, which include the removal of the planning range, will allow all applicants who meet the criteria to be processed, he said.

新西兰政府提出的改变还包括，取消计划步骤，让所有满足条件的申请者都可以提交申请。

It will also simplify the points system with “a clear, fair and transparent eligibility threshold and offer several ways for people to demonstrate their skill level”.

这个打分系统会是“明晰，公平，透明的门槛，让申请者有很多途径去展示他们的技能级别。”

Very highly skilled migrants, such as university lecturers, will also expect to see a “faster route to residence” under the proposed changes, while other professionals will have a clear route if they work for a period in New Zealand.

高技术移民，比如说大学讲师，会有更快的路径拿到居民签证，其他的技术职业也有清晰的路径。

“The new system will improve processing times and there will be no cap on the number of people who can gain residence each year, if they meet the skills threshold.”

“新的系统能够提升处理的效率，同时每年能够移民的人数没有上限，只要满足门槛就可以了。”

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The Government has also announced changes to the Parent Category Visa, with the number of parent resident visas granted per year set to increase to 2500 per year, while the income thresholds will be reduced.

新西兰政府同时宣布父母团聚移民签证的重启，父母团聚移民每年的人数提升至2500人，子女收入限制也降低了。

“We recognise the importance for migrants resettling here to have a pathway for their parents to join them,” Wood said.

“我们认为让父母来新西兰团聚，拿到永居，对于孩子在新西兰长期居住非常重要。”

“Restarting the parent category is the right thing to do, and will see New Zealand become an even more attractive destination for high skilled migrants looking to resettle long term, knowing they can do so with their families.

“重启父母团聚签证是正确的事情，我们会看到新西兰成为高技术水平的移民向往的地方，这样他们可以在这边和家人一起生活。”

“Alongside reopening and modernising the category it means more family reunifications.”

“此外，这也意味着会有更多人能够在新西兰和家人团聚。”

The category will see a lower income threshold for sponsors, a new ballot, and the resumption of selecting expressions of interest from the existing queue beginning November 14.

这个类别对于子女收入水平降低了，重启提交的时间是11月14日。

Up to 2000 visas a year will be granted to people with existing expressions of interest, Wood said.

伍德表示，每年会有超过2000个父母团聚移民申请被选中。

In addition, any new expressions of interest submitted from October 12 will go into a ballot rather than be added to the existing queue.

此外，10月12日之后提交的意象申请会进入到一个新的登记池，而不是加入到现有的等待名单之后。

“Moving to a ballot means people will avoid a lengthy queue and they will be eligible for selection for two years after submitting their expression of interest.”

“新的登记池也就意味着大家不用排队很久，他们会在提交意象申请的两年里正式收到申请邀请。”

A further 500 visas per year will be granted from the ballot, starting with the first selection in August 2023.

新的登记池会有500个额外的签证批准，这个是从2023年8月开始。

“Through our reconnection plan and changes to immigration settings we have a system that works for New Zealand long-term.

“通过我们从新连接计划，我们希望有一个长期的移民政策。”

“We have created an immigration system which is responsive to international factors, while giving New Zealanders confidence that there is a plan and robust principles underlying how we manage immigration.”

“我们移民系统是和国际因素相会作用的，这样就可以让新西兰相信移民系统。”

Wood said while many businesses are doing it tough, there are “positive signs”.

伍德表示虽然很多企业在挣扎，但是也有很多正面的标志。

“We are seeing a strong demand for the Working Holiday Scheme, with more than 30,437 applications approved since March, with arrivals expected to pick up in the coming months.

“新西兰的打工度假签证非常受欢迎，自三月以来有3万份申请，下个月将会有很多打工度假的游客入境新西兰。”

“We recognise the important role the immigration system plays in our nation’s economic future. We are committed to working with businesses to ensure we are striking the right balance.”

“我们认为移民系统在我们国家的经济未来扮演着重要角色。我们正和商界通力合作，保证我们处于正确的平衡。”

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