So I've been seriously thinking about NZ for a while now, was filling out the application and figuring out banking and such until they changed their immigration policies about a year ago. When did you start your process? How long did it take? Is it a work visa? If so how did you find an employer willing to sponsor?

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

skilled migrant route. got a residence class visa before getting on the plane. My partner and I are STEM and medical so SMV seemed a good route.

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[–] kaprap@leminal.space 13 points 1 month ago

Hope down under treats you better

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Nau mai ki Aotearoa!

[–] rimu@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago

Welcome home

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Be warned, you're in for some price shocks. Cost of living in NZ is nuts atm. Best of luck tho, it's a solid place.

[–] crossdl@leminal.space 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It hadn't really occurred to me to seriously ask where an American could leave to and become a citizen. I've got a degree in Information Systems and I work I.T., which I would think would be relatively valuable somewhere.

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"IT" as in operations, networks, security, support, or? I mean a suitable background in networks and you'd make 130k USD plus pension as a networking consultant in Denmark. IDK about citizenship though. As with all the rest of Europe, we've seen a rise in right wing populism and are now suffering from its resulting inane immigration laws.

But if you're in for the adventure, then you could look outside the list of English speaking countries. There's The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, we all speak English and we all have healthcare... But don't go to Sweden, they suck :-)

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