Chinanews.com, September 22. According to New Zealand Tianwei.com, on September 22 local time, New Zealand Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi released the government's latest adjustment plan on immigration policy.

　　The government is currently revising some immigration policies to fill labor shortages in key areas, while also ensuring that New Zealanders who are unemployed due to the epidemic have the opportunity to re-employ.

The Minister said: "The two major areas we are focusing on this time are plantation and wine. These areas play an important role in the economic recovery of New Zealand in the post-epidemic era, and will bring critical export revenue. Therefore, help these areas. Industry is very important.” “This year’s harvest season, we expect to see more New Zealanders unemployed due to the epidemic joining these industries, but there will still be labor shortages because these industries often rely on immigration during the busy season. "Therefore, if you have a working holiday visa and the visa is about to expire, you can stay to fill the short-term vacancies in the planting and viticulture industries."

　　It is reported that the Supplementary Seasonal Employment visa will be automatically issued to 11,000 working holiday visa holders, but the visa expiration date is required to be between November 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.

This visa will allow them to work in the plantation and viticulture industries.

　　Any work visa holder can apply for a seasonal employment additional visa as long as he has a job offer issued by an employer in the above industry or whose position is on the list of the Ministry of Social Development.

Seasonal workers who were previously approved to do part-time or even non-seasonal jobs will be able to restore seasonal employment conditions.

　　In addition, the government has also opened entry exemptions for 30 veterinarians, 570 deep-sea fishing boat operators, and 210 agricultural and plantation machinery operators.

The Minister stated that this type of exemption is only open in a small amount, and the government will meet with industry representatives to determine which workers can be exempted from entering the country.

Faafoi said that the government will continue to evaluate border control and issue permits for exemptions within a manageable range to meet the needs of economic revitalization in New Zealand after the epidemic.

(Emma)