Photo: Getty ImagesWould-be migrants can claim valuable points as skilled sex workers or escorts, according to information on Immigration NZ's (INZ) website. The agency confirmed sex work/escort is on the skilled employment list, despite it not being on the skill-shortage list. The New Zealand Association of Migration and Investment (NZAMI) said, despite it being on the skilled employment list, it was difficult for would-be applicants to claim points. Association members had not come across anyone claiming points as a skilled sex worker. New Zealand Prostitutes Collective co-founder Catherine Healy is aware that sex worker is on the skilled employment list, but did not know of anyone who had moved here as one.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 24, 2018 19:07 UTC