Tag: New Zealand

New Zealand Changes Work Visa Rules to Ease Applications for Spouses of Foreign Students

New Zealand Changes Work Visa Rules to Ease Applications for Spouses of Foreign Students

In order to make New Zealand a more appealing destination for international students and their families, the government has proposed updated immigration requirements.
These amendments will allow spouses of international students enrolled in particular higher education programmes to obtain work visas.

Stories That Touch: How My Mum Burnt My Travel Documents Two Weeks to Japa

Stories That Touch: How My Mum Burnt My Travel Documents Two Weeks to Japa

A man known as @naetochukwu01 shared a harrowing tale on X about how a trivial argument with his mother led to the destruction of his travel documents just two weeks before his scheduled trip to Australia for a soccer opportunity.

Naetochukwu01 recounted this incident in response to a post discussing the father of Nigerian chess prodigy Tunde Onakoya, who initially opposed his son’s passion for chess.

New Zealand Introduces Simplified Straight-To-Residence Pathway for Overseas STEM Teachers

New Zealand Introduces Simplified Straight-To-Residence Pathway for Overseas STEM Teachers

New Zealand has just included a major policy change which allows Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) school teachers to qualify for the Straight to Residence pathway under the Green List of in-demand occupations.

The change becomes effective as from May 2024.