Subj : Re: New to this
To   : StormTrooper
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 11:58 pm

On 20 Apr 2025 at 09:31a, StormTrooper pondered and said...
 
 St>  bo> Having a net positive immigration intake seems to be one of those "bu
 St>  bo> we've always done it this way..." scenarios, like a process at work
 St>  bo> which no longer makes sense, but people still do it because its alway
 St>  bo> been done.
 St>  bo> 
 St> 
 St> The level we have helps keep the economy afloat.. We seem to be
 St> perennially short of some skillset or another, and thats usually the
 St> justification. I believe, there's something like a $10k fee that goes
 St> with coming here now.
 St> 

Oddly, the economy used to serve us much better, so its not really a testament to this policies success.  I was better off 20 years ago when I was just a Technical Office than now, when I'm in a more senior position.

There is a fee of about that much if you want Permanent Residency.  Not sure about the initial VISA.

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