Piyush Goyal says cooperation has been agreed in AYUSH, culture, fisheries, audiovisual, tourism, forestry, horticulture and traditional knowledge systems.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that Indian students going to New Zealand for studies will now be eligible for work visas, depending on their course of study, under the provisions of the new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Those completing a degree course or a bachelor’s degree with honours will be eligible for a 3-year work visa, while those graduating in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or finishing a post-graduate degree would be eligible for a 4-year work visa, said Goyal.
AYUSH, forestry, and other sectors to benefit from new FTA
Goyal also said that cooperation has been agreed in AYUSH, culture, fisheries, audiovisual, tourism, forestry, horticulture and traditional knowledge systems.
The India-New Zealand FTA also outlines the following:
– Around 5,000 professionals — including yoga instructors, chefs, AYUSH practitioners and nurses — will be eligible for professional work visas.
— The agreement also opens up 118 sectors for participation, said Goyal.
— These sectors include tourism, IT, telecom, audio-visual, and other services.
Adding that the India-New Zealand FTA will provide students and professionals with enhanced opportunities for education and employment, Goyal said that the FTA is ‘comprehensive’ and ‘forward looking.’
“This is a free trade agreement with New Zealand which is both comprehensive and forward looking, reflecting the vision of our leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to elevate the relations to much higher strategic levels, much more comprehensively, which will not only include trade, education, R&D and innovation, services Sector, tourism, sports,” Piyush Goyal said, as per AN
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