New Zealand: Fully Open on July 31 and Post-Study Work Reforms Announced
As per the new
government policy, International students have full access to New Zealand from
the end of July. Student visa processing was planned previously to begin in
October, but it will now begin on July 31. Apart from this Government also revealed
the changes in post-study options.
“New Zealand is
in demand and now fully open for business,” Jacinda Ardern said on May 11.
“New Zealand’s international border will reopen to all tourists and visa
holders two months earlier than planned on July 31.”
The changes in the new
package will allow for “significantly simplified immigration
processes,” visa extensions, and a new “green list” of
hard-to-fill roles which aim to attract and retain high-skilled workers to fill
skill shortages in different areas like healthcare, engineers, trade and tech.
“The reopening
will allow the international education sector to start rebuilding sustainably.
“More than 5,000 international students have already been confirmed for
entry as part of previous border exemptions, which means they can be here by
mid-July. All international students who meet normal entry criteria can enrol
for study here from the end of July,” Chris Hipkins said.
Universities New
Zealand had called for the 5,000 student limit to be extended for the second
semester in July and August.
The Government also
changes its policies, so the country may continue attracting “genuine
students.”
The ones who are
enrolled on non-degree level courses will only be able to get non-degree level
gain post-study work rights if they fill specified shortages and skilled
occupations. To mirror the length of studies taken by the students, the
Government has also limited the length of post-study work. In short, the
students who have studied for 30 weeks in other areas will no longer be
qualified to work for up to 3 years in New Zealand. In contrast, the Master’s
and Ph.D. students can still work in the country for up to three years after
their studies. Also, the students will no longer be able to apply for a second post-study
visa in New Zealand.
“The future will
be different; We won’t be going back to national’s volume over value approach
that became a backdoor to residency for lower-skilled and lower-paid migrant
workers, who were then at risk of exploitation.” -” Says
Hipkins
Bringing the
staged reopening forward from October to July 31 adds “much-needed
certainty for our existing and prospective international students,” – As per Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara chief executive Chris Whelan.
Due to border
restrictions, the students have faced stressful two years stranded outside the
country.
“They can now be
sure, Immigration New Zealand, visa processing capacity, permitting, that they
will be in New Zealand and at their chosen university in time for the start of
the 2023 academic year and in some cases, to study later in 2022.”
“It was good to
hear the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins, said today that the Government
is committed to going out to the world to sell New Zealand international education
and the attractive offering it is. We look forward to hearing more about this
and the wider international education strategy refresh,” Whelan said.
Ainslie Moore,
director of the international office at the University of Auckland, said,
“This will help the International students to study and learn in person,
and is a challenge the institution is “more than happy to take
on”,
Moore says
“International students add diversity and richness to our campuses and
play a significant role in research and the workforce outside of the
university. They make a real contribution to our campus community and to our
city and we are very happy to see them coming back,”
“But New Zealand
and our universities are attractive for international students. All the universities
are ranked in the top 500 of the more than 18,000 universities around the world
and we know New Zealand being so welcoming, inclusive and safe with a stunning
natural environment is an important factor in our international students’
decision-making.” “New Zealand has a strong international education
brand and is universally regarded as a place that students want to come to
study. It enriches us as well as connecting us to the world, and strengthens
our reputation offshore,” Chris Hipkins reminded.
“Universities are
excited and fully prepared to welcome our international students back,”
Whelan concluded.
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