Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Access

Re:Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Ac... by unknown_apostle on Sunday November 11, 2018 @05:16PM (#18428995)

My main worry is that I'll effectively be a guest labourer. If I loose my job in Auckland, I have a grace period and if I fail to find another job within this period (e.g. because we're in the middle of a global recession cleaning out overinvestment in startups) I can ship my kids back home across half the planet...

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Re:Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Ac... by toomanybeersies on Sunday November 11, 2018 @06:47PM (#18429489)

Permanent residency is fairly easy to get in New Zealand if you work in tech and have a degree, especially if your job offer is outside Auckland or pays over $100k.

Have a look at the residency points calculator and see how many you get: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-...

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Re:Rocket Launch in New Zealand Brings Quick, Cheap Space Ac... by unknown_apostle on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:26PM (#18429684)

Yep but they've toughened it up a bit in recent years (good for NZ to do so, in my humble opinion -- without wanting go into politics, I wish my own native country would do something similar). A few years ago I would have gotten permanent residency immediately. Now apparently it's really necessary, de facto, to have worked there before applying for it.

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