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Still waiting for my appeal. Now 2months. Mine was with sa embassy
Anyone with idea hw to make a follow up on appeal submitted at vfs,vfs saying its beyond the hands
Anyone with email address for south african embassy the one on website doesnt work
Did you get a response on your email? I called the embassy last week and was told they are still working on December applications. What a disgrace.
But they must not hold our passports.
They must give us our passports so that we can be able to continue with our lives while processing the applications.
Some of us we survive on travelling, So its hard to make earn a living, without travelling.
Same waiting predicament, the embassy needs to realise they are frustrating applicants.
Thanks @Zvakwana for emailing the Minister and Director general
any new updates on the csv ?
New Zealand restricts skilled-worker visas in 'Kiwis-first approach to immigration'
Minister says changes will manage number and quality of migrants but opposition believes measures don’t go far enough
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Opposition leader Andrew Little said the immigration changes to skilled worker visas amounted only to ‘tinkering’. Photograph: Phil Boorman/Getty Images/Cultura RF
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Wednesday 19 April 2017 04.25 BST First published on Wednesday 19 April 2017 03.49 BST
The New Zealand government has announced plans to tighten access to skilled work visas to help get Kiwis into jobs ahead of migrants.
Employees in seasonal work such as fruit picking would also have their visas shortened to the length of time they were needed in the country.
The new measures are aimed at controlling record-high levels of migration to New Zealand, amid growing concern about housing shortages, road congestion and overcrowding in Auckland, and other major New Zealand cities.
Last year more than 70,000 people migrated to New Zealand, according to Statistics New Zealand, the majority of them choosing to settle in Auckland, now home to nearly 1.5 million people.
Analysis Australia's move to restrict migrant intake reflects broader global trend
The government’s abolition of the primary visa for foreign workers coincides with a US plan to overhaul its temporary skilled migration program and reports New Zealand is set to ‘control’ its immigration ‘mix’
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The changes come a day after Australia announced it would give priority to Australian workers by replacing the skilled 457 visa. Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said on Tuesday: “Australians must have priority for Australian jobs – so we’re abolishing the [class] 457 visas, the visas that bring temporary foreign workers into our country.”
New Zealand’s immigration minister Michael Woodhouse used similar language in announcing the tougher criteria on Wednesday, saying: “The government has a Kiwis-first approach to immigration.”
“It’s important that our immigration settings are attracting the right people, with the right skills, to help fill genuine skill shortages and contribute to our growing economy,” he said.“That is why we are making a number of changes to our permanent and temporary immigration settings aimed at managing the number, and improving the quality, of migrants coming to New Zealand.”
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The changes include raising the income threshold to be classed as a skilled migrant to nearly NZ$50,000 (£27,500) a year, classifying anyone earning NZ$73,000 and above as high-skilled and restricting work visas to low-skilled workers to three years, after which a mandatory stand-down period will be enforced before workers can re-apply.
The largest number of migrants to New Zealand come from Britain, China, India, the Philippines and South Africa.
The leader of the opposition, Labour leader Andrew Little, said the changes amounted to little more than “tinkering” by the government.
“New Zealand is richer for immigration, but our public services, housing, and infrastructure can’t keep up with the current record level of immigration,” said Little in a statement.
“We need to take a breather and catch up. We need to fix the immigration system to reduce the number of low-skill migrants coming into the country, while still bringing in the skilled workers we need.
“[The National party’s] changes don’t address the huge numbers of people coming here to do low-level qualifications or low-skill work, then using those visas as a stepping stone to residency.”
New Zealand’s general election is scheduled for September, with immigration and housing affordability set to be top of the agenda.
But why on earth do they keep someone passeport for that long. what if he or she wants to visit other countries while waiting for the SA permit.This does not make any sense at all.
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