DANGER DANGER!!!! Provocative comments follow. Some people may be offended. Read with discretion. I do not know exactly how the points system works for immigrants but I would hope that we do not make it easy for entry with skills which are already in plentiful supply.
As a fifth generation kiwi I would not want to lose a job application to an immigrant (if I had the appropriate skills), neither would I want my son (doing BSc at UC) to have to compete with immigrants. I have no problem with immigrants filling positions which cannot be filled by New Zealanders though. No I am not a skinhead nationalist! The USA has had the same restrictive policies for years - and they call their land "the land of opportunity". Regards, Robert Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. -----Original Message----- From: Yuri de Groot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2004 6:15 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Agencies... Mr Sawtell: > there are exceptions, but that is my perception. I have a > friend who got a very good degree in Comp. Sci. and then > sat on the dole in Christchurch for well over a year. > Eventually he got a very suitable job in Auckland. There may well be jobs in Auckland, but the point system for qualifying for residency awards more points to folk who settle outside of Auckland (I am in touch with quite a number of residency seekers). The current way it works is this - first get a work permit (you'll need to get an offer for a job that can't be filled easily by New Zealanders - call centres employ a lot of english speaking foreigners). Once you're settled you can start applying for residency. This seems to have replaced the old practice of applying for residency from overseas. Check out the immigration details at http://www.dol.govt.nz/NZIS.asp Of special interest is: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/Migrate/#Applying+for+residence+as+a+skilled+ migrant Good luck! Yuri
