OT: Skilled migration

[Robert Brockway]

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Dan Gennidakis wrote:

> I am looking into New Zealand myself as well. Same situation there. One 
> of the lowest unemployment rates in the world for skilled workers. 
> Public Health care, affordable living and nice annual weather patterns. 
> Also there is a much more open acceptance to Open Source software in use 
> in Gov and Corporate sectors in comparison to what we have in Canada. As 
> Canadians we are high on the entry/approval list. Plus for me being a 
> paddler (Kayak, Surfski & Outrigger canoe) having access to the pacific 
> on multiple shorelines is a big bonus ;-)

It is generally easier to get accepted in to New Zealand as a skilled 
migrant than it is to Australia too.

Once you've been resident in New Zealand for 2 years you may acquire 
citizenship.  There is also a bonus here - New Zealand citizens have the 
right to live and work in Australia indefinitely.

There is talk of Australia and New Zealand becoming a single migration 
zone but that is probably several years away.  This will mean no 
identification would be needed to travel between the countries past that 
required for a domestic flight, and would mean a single immigration quota 
set by a joint committee.

Rob

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