Immigranz Global

29/08/2024

Short-term exemptions to New Zealand's AEWV minimum skills threshold requirements for specific roles and sectors

The Government is making short term changes to avoid shortages in select sectors while long-term Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) changes are being decided.

29/08/2024

Australia announces a 270,000 annual cap on international student commencements for 2025

Despite vigorous opposition by Australia’s international education stakeholders to the prospect of a cap on foreign student numbers, the Australian government today announced that: “Subject to the passage of legislation before the Parliament, [the government] will set a National Planning Level (...

27/08/2024

More than 70,000 international student graduates in Canada must leave Canada or face deportation due to federal policy changes, sparking nationwide protests

These students and advocacy groups, such as the International Sikh Student Organization, say that problems are rooted in policy failures.

27/08/2024

Planning to Migrate to New Zealand, Australia, or Canada? You Dream It..... We Make It Happen!

Attend our Migration Seminar in Kolkata, India on 28 Sep 2024. Limited seats! Register now to book your place!

27/08/2024

New Zealand Universities' finances much worse than they appear, with two Unis (Massey and Victoria) at very high risk

Two universities are financially considered "high risk".

27/08/2024

New Zealand Polytechnics face losses under plan to dissolve Te Pūkenga NZIST

The government wants some polytechs to stand alone and to group the other, weaker ones together - but this option will be costly, advisers say.

27/08/2024

Nearly 300 ghost colleges shut down or shown yellow card in Australia amid the Australian Govt's crackdown on Vocational Education Training providers offering international students visas but no education

Nearly 300 so-called ghost colleges have been shut down or put on notice amid a government crackdown on vocational providers offering international students visas but no education.

20/08/2024

Immigration New Zealand is considering expanding its overseas network of staff - less than three years after it closed its last major offshore office

It comes less than three years after it closed its last major offshore office.

20/08/2024

Planning to Migrate to New Zealand, Australia, or Canada? You Dream It... We Make It Happen!

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20/08/2024

New Zealand's Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme may be enabling human trafficking, systemic exploitation and modern-day slavery

A review of the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme is released today.

20/08/2024

Immigration priorities speech by New Zealand's Immigration Minister to the Employers and Manufacturers Association

This is a really fantastic opportunity for me, for the first time, to set out my priorities in the immigration portfolio and give you an insight into some of the important work that is going on at pace.

11/08/2024

🎉 We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new revamped website! 🚀

While our online look has changed, our strong commitment to provide our clients a high quality of exceptional service remains the same. Our team of licensed immigration experts will continue to guide you through the complex visa and immigration terrain. Check us out: www.immigranz.co.nz

09/08/2024

MASSIVE Increase in Immigration New Zealand's Application Fee effective 01 October 2024

Improving the immigration system to ensure it is efficient, self-funding, and sustainable.

09/08/2024

Hundreds of international nurses are leaving New Zealand because they can't find jobs

There are still nurse vacancies in the health system but international nurses are struggling to find work and some are leaving for Australia.

12/07/2024

Almost 4500 more New Zealanders have signed up to the Jobseeker Work Ready benefit since the start of May 2024 - and more grim data about the state of the country's businesses could foreshadow more job losses

Stats NZ data showed non-financial businesses were spending more than they earned in the March quarter, a continuation of a trend that had been seen in four of the past five quarters.

12/07/2024

Record numbers leaving New Zealand, with more departing in May than arriving

The latest migration statistics are "quite phenomenal", a recruitment agency director says.

12/07/2024

International students contributed $31 billion to Canadian economy in 2022

An updated analysis from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) estimates that the combined direct and indirect GDP contribution of all students expenditures in the country amounted to CDN$30.9 billion (US$23 billion) in 2022. Education exports, as measured by the total value of international students in Canad...

12/07/2024

Best place to move and live: New Zealand ranks third in search data analysis

Our position in the list will come as no surprise to many Kiwis.

12/07/2024

Kiwis’ average wage by age revealed - how does your salary stack up?

The data collected by Statistics NZ have been sorted into age brackets between 15 and 65+.

02/07/2024

The visa application fee for international students applying to study in Australia has increased by 125% from AUS$710 to AUS$1,600 from 1 July 2024

Australia visa fee for international students will rise to AUS$1,600 from 1 July - more than doubling on current costs.

02/07/2024

Unlocking New Zealand's International Education Opportunity

With New Zealand’s economy becalmed, a fresh wind is blowing in from across the Tasman. The Albanese government’s decision to cap international student numbers has created a potential $2.5 billion-a-year opportunity for New Zealand. Pre-pandemic, international education was New Zealand’s fifth...

25/06/2024

AEWV holders employed in ANZSCO Skill Level 4-5 roles will no longer be able to support Work, Visitor, or Student visa applications for their Partners and Dependent Children!

The Government has made further changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.

25/06/2024

Best things about travelling in New Zealand: Visitors share highlights

'The coffee here is better than Melbourne.'

25/06/2024

Job seekers across New Zealand face fierce competition as number of applicants skyrockets

ANZ data on the number of job applications per advertisement shows a more than 250% increase since 2019.

24/06/2024

Update to work rights for partners of a student in New Zealand. The New Zealand Government has expanded eligibility for work visas for partners of some students studying towards a Green List occupation

The Government has expanded eligibility for work visas for partners of some students studying towards a Green List occupation.

20/06/2024

Migrant Exploitation in New Zealand: A group of 19 Indian workers claim they were made to work 17 hours/day with no pay, and treated like slaves by an Auckland restaurant chain (owned by Indians)

Auckland restaurant chain Daaku Kebab denied the allegations, saying they are baseless.

20/06/2024

Health New Zealand has denied allegations of a hospital recruitment freeze for graduating nurses, following an outcry from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and allegations from impacted nurses

Health NZ denies it has stopped hiring following outrage from nursing unions.

20/06/2024

New Zealand among the most expensive places to rent in the world

Link: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/new-zealand-among-the-most-expensive-places-to-rent-in-the-world/K6VX6ZRYN5CN7HWF4V7OK673MU

20/06/2024

How can educators better support and protect LGBTQ+ international students?

LGBTQ+ international students can face a “double barrier” that isolates them on foreign campuses. Read more...

20/06/2024

Australia: Offshore international student visa approvals are down nearly a third through April 2024

Data from Australia’s Department of Home Affairs shows that study visa grants are down significantly for the first four months of 2024. There were a total of 74,421 study visas granted to offshore applicants from January through April of this year, a nearly -30% decline (-29.1%) from 104,808 grant...