Category: Immigration
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4 mistakes of a business traveller
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Travelling with a work colleague? Lisa Holland warns of these common mistakes to avoid. Business trips excite almost every young professional who has just started the job and is profoundly dedicated in making a successful career out of it. Official tours may be for trainings or meetings, may it be…
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Dos And Don’ts For A Successful Job Interview
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Being a graduate, I have spent countless hours in university careers events being given guidance on how to be the perfect interviewee. They tell you the obvious tips such as “always ask questions†but, from my first-hand experience I have decided to compile a few of my own hints, tips,…
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Research affirms benefits of temporary migration
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse is welcoming new research from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on the impact of temporary migration on jobs and wages in New Zealand. Using figures from MBIE, Statistics New Zealand and Inland Revenue, The Rise of Temporary Migration and…
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Will NZ migration to UK grow?
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London is keen to have more Kiwis come and stay longer. But probably the view is not shared by the rest of the UK. During the New Zealand Prime Minister’s recent visit to the UK, the mayor of London supported a possible bilateral trade that may allow skilled Kiwis to…
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2013 NZAMI Annual Conference opening address
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Good morning and thank you for asking me along to speak to your conference today. I want to start by acknowledging Peter Townsend, MC for the Conference, and Walter Stone, Chairman of your Association. It’s very important for me to come here to address you as…
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Woodhouse in Indonesia for people smuggling conference
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has travelled to Indonesia to attend a major regional conference on people smuggling and trafficking. The Special Conference on the Irregular Movement of Persons is being held in Jakarta today and will discuss prevention, protection, early detection, and the prosecution of people…
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Immigration scam exposed in New Zealand
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An immigration fraudster in New Zealand faces a possible jail term after an investigation by the Immigration Advisers Authority uncovered a $100,000 immigration scam. Tengyu (Nick) Yuan, a New Zealand citizen from Albany, admitted providing immigration advice illegally to six migrants at Auckland District Court. The court heard Tengyu, director of…
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Address to 11th Annual Immigration Law Conference
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration It’s an honour for me to be invited here today to open your 11th annual conference. I’m sure you will have some fruitful and robust discussions over the next couple of days. Having been Minister of Immigration for just over six months now I’ve been doing…
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Live-work apartments launched in Sydney
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Six affordable live-work apartments are on offer for artists and other creative Sydneysiders as part of the City’s support for the creative community. The apartments, which feature space to live and work, will be part of the city’s new creative hub on William Street in Darlinghurst. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover…
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Oz restuarant charged over illegal workers
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A Nando’s restaurant owner in Australia is facing 22 charges for illegally employing foreign students. The students had worked illegally in Anni Kartawidjaja’s Melbourne stores over a two-and-a-half-year period. Five of Anni’s employees have also been charged over their involvement in the scam, according to Australia’s Department of Immigration and…
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81 Iranians told ‘No place in Australia’
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The Australian government has told 81 Iranian asylum seekers that they will not be allowed to settle in Australia. The people who arrived by boat at Christmas Island over the weekend are coming to the realisation their dangerous journey has been futile. The 81 Iranians were told by the Immigration…
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Visa scam hits Australia
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Temporary working holiday visa holders are reportedly getting scam text messages which appear to be from the immigration department, seeking final payments for their visa application. The text messages are targeting international communities in Australia holding temporary working holiday visas. It is a well-organised ruse to con visa holders into…
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Old Sikh man beaten in US
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An iron bar was used to viciously attack a fragile Sikh man in his 80s, outside a Gurdwara in the US, in what is suspected to be a hate crime. According to local media reports, Piara Singh, an 82 year-old Sikh man, was severely beaten on 5 May with an…
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Highly skilled jobs grow in NZ
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About jobs in New Zealand, there’s some good news. While the unemployment rate continues to remain high, those employed are working in highly-skilled jobs. There are more highly-skilled jobs and fewer lower-skills jobs than three years ago. More New Zealand employees are working in highly skilled jobs than in any…
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OZ immigration attends mining expo
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With the declining popularity of mining jobs in Australia, the Australian immigration officers have decided to attend at the upcoming Xstrata mining expo in Mt Isa from April 30 to May 2. The immigration staff will provide information on employer-sponsored skilled migration options and explain new laws and penalties for…
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Job course launched for international students
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International students in New Zealand can now benefit from a programme aimed at assisting them in their search for skilled employment positions. The Auckland Regional Migrant Services (ARMS) has launched a seven-week employment support programme for international students. Barbra Estall, an international student, who will be graduating this July with…
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Name, skin colour, accent affect job opps – Amail Habib
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“Your name, skin colour and accent do affect your employment opportunities,†says Amail Habib, deputy chair of the Auckland Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel. Habib in inviting Aucklanders from ethnic as well as mainstream communities to join in a conversation about racism. The Panel of the Auckland Council is hosting a…
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Darwin hosts largest citizenship ceremony
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Australian city of Darwin saw the largest citizenship ceremony conducted in the city when 270 people take the pledge to become Australians. They gathered at the Darwin Entertainment Centre to be conferred as citizens by Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim today (15 April). The new citizens are from 39 countries…
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Canada launches online tool for new migrants
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Canada has launched a new guide and web tool to help newcomers settle and integrate in the country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new publication, Welcome to Canada, will assist immigrants in preparing to come to Canada and to help them navigate their way during their first months. “The new edition…
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Murdoch calls Australia’s visa restrictions “racist”
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Australia-born media owner Rupert Murdoch has strongly condemned Australia’s new 457-visa rules for foreign workers. Rupert says the language the government uses is “disgraceful and racist,†referring to 457-class laws that guide how employers should hire skilled staff, reported Agence France-Presse. The 21 percent growth in the number of 457…