Changes to Australian Migration Program for New Zealanders

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Kyanar

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#302719 14-Dec-2022 14:24

Skilled migration program - Recent changes (homeaffairs.gov.au)

Basically, New Zealanders previously had a visa option that required them to arrive between 2001 and 2016, and earn over $54000 for five years before being eligible. The changes coming are to make it that you're eligible the second you step into Australia with no income or residency length requirements (the 2016 thing is being scrapped too). As part of this, it looks like there's citizenship eligibility changes coming too - potentially including a reduced residency requirement (as they're backdating residency status for all applicants who applied before 10th December so that they were PR on 1st January 2022).

Good to see things looking a bit less lopsided.

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#3010072 15-Dec-2022 01:22

this is definitely not politics and should be on the front page as a PSA

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#3010079 15-Dec-2022 07:41

Batman:

this is definitely not politics ...

A couple of OED definitions for politics:

Activities or policies associated with government, esp. those concerning the organization and administration of a state
Public life and affairs involving matters of authority and government.

This legislation has potential impact on many New Zealanders and has come about as direct result of the recent Australian election.

Looks perfectly on-topic to me.

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#3010082 15-Dec-2022 07:57

The forum is intended for topics that might generate heated debate. 'Politics' is just a convenient label. Because of the nature of it, posts do not appear on the Home page. This is so people who do not appreciate these kinds of discussions do not have to be confronted with them. It also means these posts are more likely to be overlooked. I think the Aussie topic is important news and should be posted where everyone will see it.

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#3010630 16-Dec-2022 09:58

Rikkitic:

The forum is intended for topics that might generate heated debate. 'Politics' is just a convenient label. ...

😜So let's debate this heatedly. Why does the topic have such an ambiguous label, surely if it was intended for debate then it would (or should) have been titled "Political Debate"? 😜

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#3012927 21-Dec-2022 19:04

Rikkitic:

The forum is intended for topics that might generate heated debate. 'Politics' is just a convenient label. Because of the nature of it, posts do not appear on the Home page. This is so people who do not appreciate these kinds of discussions do not have to be confronted with them. It also means these posts are more likely to be overlooked. I think the Aussie topic is important news and should be posted where everyone will see it.

Well there is a catch - most of the changes are only for people who already applied. The program is being revamped fully to be less one sided but the specifics are still being reviewed.