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The Royal Commission of Inquiry would assess the success of New Zealand’s immigration system by: addressing skills shortages, reviewing the impacts of high net migration, investigating systematic problems, and recommending policy changes
The party also plans to require more testing for applicants for association visas, as there is currently a high risk of fraud, they said.
“Couples just have to prove they have lived together for a minimum of 12 months, I remember when I was a student I had roommates longer than that,” Delamere said.
“TOP proposes that association visas should all be conditional on a three-year period, with more evidence provided to show that the relationship is not only genuine, but stable.”
Regarding work visas for international students, TOP said there is evidence that they continue to work in semi-skilled service jobs and therefore compete with the New Zealand job market.
Under TOP’s immigration policy, only those with potential employment in an up-to-date skills shortage field will be allowed to remain in New Zealand.
Simmons said the party is not against asylum or immigrants, it just wants better immigration policy.
“COVID-19 has been a huge wake-up call for us and provides us with an opportunity to further assess how open our borders are,” he said.
