Are you good at maths and figures? Here may be some interesting information for you, hot of the press (5 March 2007);
Drain to Australia steadies, UK inflow up 7%, net migrant gain doubles.
New Zealand’s net migrant inflow doubled in the January 2007 year, from 7000 to 14,100, although the count for the month of January was down from 1700 to 1200.
January arrivals jumped to a range 10,500-11,700 in the 3 years 2002-04, then settled back to about 9000. Departures had risen to 9920 in January 2001 but dropped below 6700 in each of the next 3 Januaries, before edging up to a range of 7300-7900.
From the boom which took the net migrant inflow close to 40,000, the inflow settled back to 12,810 in the January 2005 year, 6960 last year, but back up to 14,120 in the latest period.
The net gain for the January 2007 year included 11,898 from Asia (up 5429, headed by the Philippines 2481, India 2225, China 1950, Japan 1732), 14,420 from Europe (the UK up 7% to 10,684) and a continuing drain to Australia (21,552 in the January 2007 year, up by only 113 on the previous year).
Short-term arrivals fell 1.5% to 246,750 in January, but rose by 1.4% for the year to 2.42 million.
These figures indeed confirm that "arrivals" into New Zealand for a period of one year or more is increasing. Are these "arrival" figures however comparable with the real "immigration" figures? In other words, these figures indicating the number of people arriving in New Zealand for a period of one year or more should not be compared with people obtaining permanent residence in New Zealand!!
New Zealand is loosing the immigration war with other countries. Our rules and regulations are too cumbersome, too complicated and they appear not to be working. You only have to read the articles in the National newspapers and you may be surprised to read that highly qulaified and skilled people are "missing the boat", not because of themselves, they are qualified and highly skilled, but purely through Immigration procedures.
Dealing with those issues and navigating through the immigration procedures while having proper representation, you as a possible migrant have the option to get assistance from an immigration consultant. And "why" you may ask?
The answer is quite simple really. When you have issues with your health you see a Doctor, when you have issues with the law you see a Lawyer, when you wish to sell or buy a house you see a Realtor, and when you wish to immigrate you see an Immigration Consultant who is a member of the NZAMI.
