It says it will reduce net migration by 20,000 to 30,000 a year, which it says will "ease pressure" on New Zealand and Auckland.
Under the plan, visas for many "low value" courses that do not involve at least a bachelor's degree would be cut.
He said there's been a rapid uptake in low level courses in the past few years which indicates they're more about getting access to a work visa and residency than they are about learning.
"A resident of this Epsom care home has written to me to say that even under current immigration settings, the facility faces serious hurdles to gaining the workers who provide valued care for high-needs residents", says Mr Seymour.
Alongside that, the KiwiBuild visa would only allow construction firms to hire global workers if they also employ a Kiwi apprentice.
Immigration New Zealand said those conditions would make her a burden on New Zealand's health system.
National's policies have created a backdoor to residency via low-level study and low-skill work.
The KiwiBuild Visa will allow building firms to bring in skilled workers as long as they also train the same number of New Zealanders and will be additional to construction work visas issued under existing rules.
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Andrew Little is the Leader of the Labour Party of New Zealand and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament.
But such a plan came with a warning from both Prime Minister Bill English and Massey University population expert Professor Paul Spoonley the economy could suffer as a result.
"In these sectors we're close to full employment... they just can't get the people to get the job done. To that end, we're going to introduce a kiwi build VISA to ensure we have the workforce needed to kick start Labour's housing program".
Prof Spoonley questioned whether Mr Little is "willing to put the economy in jeopardy to go with the populist position". We have always welcomed migrants to our country, and will continue to do so.
Around a third of the workforce is on some kind of work or residence visa, the association says, and they're "expertly suited" because they have overseas nursing qualifications but don't now meet registration requirements to work as nurses in New Zealand.
The overall package would see migrants cut by up to 30,000.
Immigration needs to be sustainable.
"We're still consulting on it. we've got a growing economy, we need people to do the work", he said. "Immigration should be a stop-gap to meet skills shortages, not a permanent crutch". "We need a fresh approach that makes immigration a win/win for everyone, " says Labours leader.
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