Job reference - 35361

• Time to get ready to move
• Be prepared ahead of borders re-opening - it's getting closer
• Roles across all diesel, heavy equipment, and automotive trades

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Covid-19 disrupted the plans of many highly skilled migrants seeking a new life in New Zealand. Borders have been closed to many seeking to process work visas.

As New Zealand reopens to the world there is strengthening possibility that those holding automotive trade qualifications such as Diesel/other Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Mechanics, Automotive Technicians, and Auto Electricians may be well placed to move to New Zealand.

Our in-house licensed immigration adviser, Vanessa Godbaz, makes the following comments:

"Immigration NZ has rolled out multiple changes to immigration policy in the last 3 years. One of the changes is to change the application process for employer assisted temporary work visas to an employer led model. This change meant employers wishing to employ skilled migrants would need a mandatory accreditation with Immigration NZ. The change was to originally be rolled out from November 2021. The policy was deferred until the May 9th, 2022. with the new visa coming into effect on July 4th, 2022.

While Immigration NZ has made no announcement as to when they will resume processing general work visa applications outside the critical worker categories, there is finally some progress. On December 13th, 2021, the government announced the creation of border class exceptions for 600 much-needed specialist tech workers. To be clear, this does not include automotive trades professionals; the announcement is for those employed in the Digital Economy and Communications space. What it does show, however, is the government has considered New Zealand's shortage of skilled tech workers to be important. Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, Dr David Clark, commented,'Providing this border exception is part of the next step in government's carefully phased approach to reconnecting with the world'".

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