Should New Zealanders living in Australia have the same rights as Australians living in New Zealand?
Australia vs New Zealand. New Zealand vs Australia. In my opinion, New Zealand is WAY nicer! You might think otherwise, but today I’m going to prove to you that my opinion is correct…
Should New Zealanders living in Australia have the same rights as Australians living in New Zealand? That question is the key to proving my point…
Australia is getting harder and harder to go live in by the minute. This is because the Australian Immigration Minister thinks that New Zealand is a ‘backdoor route’ to Australia. This is because New Zealand used to have special entry to Australia which means we had a Special Category visa which is different from other visa’s and means it's easier to get in Australia rather than coming from different parts of the world. Laws are being written now, that will mean New Zealanders studying in Australia will have to study as international students and pay full fees rather than having the benefits of Australian students. From next year on, if you are from New Zealand but are at studying at University in Australia, fees will rise from $7000 per year, to over $20,000! This will effect over 12,000 Kiwis and bring most of them back to New Zealand. Is this fair?
Should we treat Australians the way they treat us? Around 1,500,000 Australian’s came to New Zealand over the last year. That’s 9,400 less than the year before. When Aussies come to New Zealand, they get granted a Special Category Visa (SCV) which lets them basically do whatever they like. Such as, living, working and studying all in New Zealand. You get this visa when you enter NZ and loose it when you leave. Any Australian can apply for a SCV unless they have a criminal record or temporarily staying in Australia. Mr Malcolm who is an immigration consultant says ‘We need to start treating Australians who stay here the same way as they treat us.’ Do we need to make New Zealand and Australia's rights even?
When we travel to Australia, and go to live, sometimes even just for a holiday, we are seen as foreigners who need to be controlled. Just over 1,195,240 New Zealanders went to Australia over the past year and those numbers will keep getting lower and lower since Australia is getting stricter and stricter. We used to be treated equal to what their rights are when they come to New Zealand but now the laws are being changed. Some of which are… Making us pay more living fees, toughening the rules on going university and much more. Should we make our rights even? I mean we are pacific neighbors.
If you want to go live with your family in Australia, that’s all good, but you may have some financial problems as it is very expensive…. If you are a family of four with two children you will have to pay $7200 (Australian) to get permanent residency, then on top of that, $570 (Australian) for citizenship. That still doesn’t include education or housing! Crazy right?! There’s still more to come. If you want to apply for an Australian citizenship you must have been a permanent resident first for at least four years. Is it really worth it?
I don’t think this is fair. Why should we let Australians have the easy road to our county when we have a difficult time trying to go to theirs?! We need to toughen up and put Australia in their place. Aren’t you always taught to treat others the way you want to be treated? We just want to make us even. Bring it on Australia we are going to level the playing field…..
By Scarlet
References…
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/330444/'aussies-see-nzers-as-foreigners-who-need-to-be-controlled
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/live-permanently/explore-visa-options-for-living-permanently
http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/Migration/IntTravelAndMigration_HOTPMar17.aspx
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=201843274
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=201843107
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/329491/australia's-citizenship-plan-'slap-in-the-face'-for-nzers
https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/why-choose-nz/compare-new-zealand/australia
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/201843107/is-nz-an-easy-route-to-australian-residency
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/about-visa/australian-resident-visa
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