szellem
2nd June 2006, 01:23 PM
Hi folks,
I'm new to this forum, so excuse me if this topic is covered somewhere and I've missed it.
I'm in NZ currently on working holiday and want to stay here more than anything. I'm doing temp work for the Ministry of Health. Here's where my issue comes in:
I've met quite a number of people who say that they know someone (or know someone who knows someone, y'know) who have gotten residency through sponsorship of an employer--even if their employment is NOT in a skills shortage field. I've heard others say you have a particularly good chance of gaining residency through a permanent employment offer through the goverment. The branch of the Ministry I'm temping for is looking to fill several permanant positions soon. I very much want to apply for the job, and all that I'd heard about residency through permanent employment offers seemed encouraging.
I decided to go to the Immigration office to figure out what forms I'd need to give my employer, if my effort to apply for the permanent job were successful. But when I talked to the lady at the desk, my hopes were almost dashed. She told me that I could ONLY be sponsored for residency if the job offer were related to a skills shortage. She said the only other route for me to take with a job offer would be to go through the points system, and since I've no degree/qualification, no family in NZ etc., this method would fall far short.
I have to admit to a great deal of frustration and confusion. I've heard so many people say that all I'd have to do is get an offer of permanent employment from NZ's government and I'd have a good chance of residency. None of these people ever implied that skills shortage or the points system had proven relevant in these instances. But NZIS's representative told me quite the opposite. I'd like to think that it's because NZIS isn't technically supposed to encourage people to seek residency along any route that isn't written clearly in the books.
Could anyone help me out here? If you have, or have known anybody, who has gained residency through an employment offer and did NOT have to satisfy the points system or skills shortage requirements, I'd love more information.
Thanks much.
I'm new to this forum, so excuse me if this topic is covered somewhere and I've missed it.
I'm in NZ currently on working holiday and want to stay here more than anything. I'm doing temp work for the Ministry of Health. Here's where my issue comes in:
I've met quite a number of people who say that they know someone (or know someone who knows someone, y'know) who have gotten residency through sponsorship of an employer--even if their employment is NOT in a skills shortage field. I've heard others say you have a particularly good chance of gaining residency through a permanent employment offer through the goverment. The branch of the Ministry I'm temping for is looking to fill several permanant positions soon. I very much want to apply for the job, and all that I'd heard about residency through permanent employment offers seemed encouraging.
I decided to go to the Immigration office to figure out what forms I'd need to give my employer, if my effort to apply for the permanent job were successful. But when I talked to the lady at the desk, my hopes were almost dashed. She told me that I could ONLY be sponsored for residency if the job offer were related to a skills shortage. She said the only other route for me to take with a job offer would be to go through the points system, and since I've no degree/qualification, no family in NZ etc., this method would fall far short.
I have to admit to a great deal of frustration and confusion. I've heard so many people say that all I'd have to do is get an offer of permanent employment from NZ's government and I'd have a good chance of residency. None of these people ever implied that skills shortage or the points system had proven relevant in these instances. But NZIS's representative told me quite the opposite. I'd like to think that it's because NZIS isn't technically supposed to encourage people to seek residency along any route that isn't written clearly in the books.
Could anyone help me out here? If you have, or have known anybody, who has gained residency through an employment offer and did NOT have to satisfy the points system or skills shortage requirements, I'd love more information.
Thanks much.