社区担保难民安置计划正式永久化
新西兰移民事务副部长Casey Costello今日宣布，社区组织难民担保计划（Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship, CORS）将正式成为新西兰难民安置体系的长期组成部分。
计划正式转为永久制度
Casey Costello表示：
“CORS试点计划已经证明，它能在就业、住房、教育以及社区融入方面为难民带来良好成果。”
她指出，将该计划永久化意味着：
- 可以延续试点阶段积累的经验与合作网络
- 建立一个“经过验证有效”的长期安置机制
- 推动政府与社区共同参与难民安置
2026年7月起正式实施
该永久计划将于2026年7月1日正式启动：
- 社区组织可申请成为认证担保方
- 首年名额：50人
- 2027年起：每年最多200人
与现有难民配额体系并行
该计划将与新西兰传统的**难民配额计划（Refugee Quota Programme）**并行运行：
- 全国难民安置总量维持在 每年1,500人
- CORS名额逐步增加后，将相应调整配额结构
- 未使用的CORS名额将回流至配额体系
政府强调：
- CORS是“补充性路径”，不是替代机制
- 难民配额计划仍是主要人道主义通道
社区主导的新模式
在CORS框架下：
政府负责：
- 签证与移民处理
- 健康检查
- 国际交通安排
社区组织负责：
- 提供住房支持
- 协助就业与教育
- 帮助融入本地社区生活
此外，计划还包括国际合作转介机制。
政策意义
Casey Costello表示，这一模式借鉴了国际经验，包括：
- Australia
- Canada
- United Kingdom
她强调：
“社区的核心价值在于人与人的连接——提供支持、归属感，并帮助新来者从第一天起建立新生活。”
总体目标
政府表示，新西兰将继续维持：
- 每年1,500人难民安置上限
- 保持在全球UNHCR难民接收排名中位列前列（目前排名第三，仅次于加拿大与澳大利亚）
核心解读
这一政策意味着新西兰难民体系正在形成“双轨制”：
- 国家配额体系（稳定规模）
- 社区担保体系（增强融入）
👉 方向从“单一政府安置”转向“政府 + 社区共同参与”的混合模式，重点强化社会融入质量，而非仅扩大数量。
The Government has decided the Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) programme will become a permanent part of New Zealand’s refugee resettlement system, Associate Minister of Immigration Casey Costello announced today.
“The trial of the CORS programme shows it can deliver strong outcomes for refugees in employment, housing, education, and community connection,” Ms Costello says.
“Making it permanent means we can build on the skills, partnerships and knowledge developed through the pilot. This is a positive step and provides a programme that we know works.”
The permanent CORS programme will begin 1 July, with organisations able to apply to become approved community sponsors from that date. The introduction of the programme will be scaled, with 50 places available in the first year. From 1 July 2027, 200 people per year will be able to settle here through CORS.
“This is the first time New Zealand will have an ongoing complementary refugee resettlement pathway, with CORS sitting alongside our Refugee Quota Programme,” Ms Costello says.
“Having a complementary pathway for settlement is supported by the UNHCR and reflects approaches used internationally, including in Australia, Canada and the UK.
“This is about combining strong government support with community-led approaches that help people settle well and build independence.”
Under CORS, the Government funds core services such as immigration processing, health checks, and international travel, while approved community organisations provide settlement support, including housing, access to services, and support into employment and community life. The programme also includes an international referral partner.
“The strength of the programme lies in the human connection – communities providing practical support, a sense of belonging, and helping people find their feet from day one,” Ms Costello says.
“We’ve seen families welcomed into communities, supported into housing and employment, and quickly becoming part of everyday life in New Zealand.
“That is the key to a successful refugee programme – it isn’t just about providing refuge, it is about ensuring people can settle well and feel that they have a new home.”
CORS will be delivered alongside New Zealand’s Refugee Quota Programme, maintaining an overall number of refugee resettlement places available at 1,500. Places will be progressively allocated to the community sponsorship pathway as it scales up, with the Quota Programme adjusting accordingly. This allows CORS to be funded from within existing baselines.
The Refugee Quota Programme will remain New Zealand’s primary humanitarian pathway, and any allocated CORS places that are not taken will return to the Quota Programme./span>
“In the current environment, this is the best way to ensure a programme that we know works well can continue into the future,” Ms Costello says.
“The Government remains firmly committed to an overall resettlement intake of 1,500 people per year. New Zealand currently takes the third largest number of UNHCR mandated refugees internationally, behind Canada and Australia.”
