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I believe the $75k minimum salary is for non-skilled jobs (the point being, if you're in a non-skilled but 'high' paying role we're still interested in you). The minimum salary for skilled jobs is $50k [1][2]

That and I doubt you would find many people working at F&P Healthcare that earn less than $75k.

[1] https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/news-n... [2] https://www.immigration.govt.nz/employ-migrants/hire-a-candi...




"we're" - it sounds like you're connected to NZ immigration! I can fill you in with more details if you're interested.

$75k is 4x my current salary in Taiwan. Yes, I know the economy is totally different in NZ, but I don't have high hopes that changing country will suddenly make me become rich. My boss here pays me the minimum that the government allows for a Masters graduate on a foreigner work visa.

The other consideration is my girlfriend. She applied for Working Holiday, but wasn't one of the 600 lucky ones. We were in an internet café with the fastest connection in Kaohsiung, but the site just wouldn't load in time. She's 30, so she can't try again next year. If we wanted to get a partnership visa, we would have to live together and share a bank account for 1 year. Getting married doesn't even help, just living arrangements.

We're getting kind of sidetracked from the original topic of analog computers, but if it's something you want to talk about more, then just search for my name on Facebook and send me a message. It would be nice to personify the immigration forms.




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