US President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday he said should help American workers whose jobs are threatened by skilled immigrants. NEW ZEALAND WORK VISA RESTRICTIONS New Zealand said on Wednesday it will tighten access to its skilled work visas, just a day after the United States and neighbouring Australia announced similar restrictions on immigration. AUSTRALIA WORK VISA RESTRICTIONS To prioritise the recruitment of Australian nationals, Australia is introducing stricter visa requirements for skilled foreign workers. The proposed changes to foreign worker visas will be reviewed in the order Australia, New Zealand and then finally the US. Australia, the US and New Zealand this week, in rapid succession, moved to restrict work visa's for foreign workers in their respective countries.

Source: Bangkok Post April 19, 2017 08:48 UTC