16 Jul 2021

Queenstown workers relieved as visas extended

From Checkpoint, 5:39 pm on 16 July 2021

A Queenstown migrant worker says the extension of essential skills visa is the best birthday present.

From Monday, people on essential skill visas who make less than $27 an hour will be able to stay two years.

That's twice as long as before, and the application process itself has been streamlined.

Anei te kai ripoata a Tess Brunton a Tāhuna.