Chinanews.com, May 24. According to a report compiled by the New Zealand Chinese Pioneer Network, after studying in New Zealand, you can get a three-year post-study work visa, but the closed country leaves this paper visa without value.

Many New Zealand "beaters" are still working with jet lag outside the country.

　　According to RNZ reports, a couple trapped in Brazil encountered this predicament. They were trapped outside of New Zealand, but continued to work for their New Zealand employers, suffering from jet lag.

　　A work permit holder is doing marketing at an English language school in Oakland. She has been working in São Paulo Online.

Her husband, a kitchen designer, is also working remotely.

　　She said: "I usually start work at 5pm Brazil time, which is 8am in New Zealand." "My husband has to work until 2am. This makes us very difficult. The company values ​​my position and experience, but The government doesn’t care. The government only cares about my money because I’m still paying taxes."

　　Many Chinese compatriots also face such suffering.

A company director said that the border closure made him and his company's Chinese engineers particularly frustrated.

Since New Zealand closed the border in March last year, their company's Chinese engineers have been staying in China.

　　Student Wang, an engineering graduate of the University of Auckland, has been in China for 16 months.

Wang and his partner returned to China for the Spring Festival at the beginning of last year and have been unable to enter New Zealand again since.

　　He works for a company in New Zealand. Since his job is in a technology shortage area, his position in the company is very important.

However, he did not meet the criteria for returning to New Zealand (critical worker).

During this period, he can only start work at 2pm New Zealand time.

Immigration Bureau response

　　Data from March this year showed that 5,685 work permit holders were still overseas after graduation.

　　According to the current policy, post-graduation work permit holders are not exempt from entry unless they meet other criteria, such as high salaries or work in industries such as infrastructure that the government prioritizes.

　　Many employers have to fire their graduate employees, and even if they keep their positions, many people cannot work remotely.

Many international students expect their work income after graduation to offset the cost of studying abroad.

　　The New Zealand Immigration Service once stated in a statement that in order to be exempt from entry, strict standards need to be met.

"Although the Immigration Service expresses sympathy for the situation of some immigrants trapped outside, the New Zealand Immigration Service still needs to approve the exemption application according to the standard."

　　Since Wang received a post-graduation work permit, his entry application in November last year was rejected.

"The work visa after graduation is only one of the immigration channels. Once the border is reopened, students with the skills and job opportunities required by New Zealand may still be eligible for other work visas."

　　"At present, we are unable to determine when work permit holders will be able to enter the country after graduation, and their current visa validity period still applies." Immigration Bureau said.