Photo: 123RF The oldest applications date back to July 2019, and migrants tracking the skilled migrant (SMC) queue for applicants now treated as 'non-priority' say it has only moved one day in four weeks. There are fears among applicants - and those waiting to submit an expression of interest after the process was suspended last year - that the delays signal a slowing-down ahead of a review announced by Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi last month. But Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said it was making "steady and regular" progress in the non-priority queue which includes skilled workers who earn less than $106,080 a year or whose job does not need occupational registration.