The government this morning has announced changes to immigration settings to help streamline the path for skilled workers to residency.
The changes include a removal of the cap on skilled migrants, a simplified points system to straighten out eligibility, and an extension to the Accredited Employer Work Visa from three years to five years.
Immigration minister Michael Wood says migrants will have a faster route to residency, and others will have a clear route if they work for a period in New Zealand.
He says changes will address a long-standing issue where some people with no pathway to residency were given false hope.
The Minister spoke to Morning Report.
