Month: May 2020

Immigration bill allowing broad visa changes: Lawyer calls for ‘proper checks’  RNZ

Covid-19: New Zealand government to grant itself visa law powers for 12 months  RNZ

Covid-19 gives New Zealand opportunity to consider ‘ideal population’ – immigration consultant  1News

Foreign student numbers fall sharply, immigration stats show  RNZ

Yesterday the government announced temporary changes to the Immigration Act to allow more flexibility to manage visa changes for the large numbers of migrants who are unable to leave New Zealand.

“I deeply suspect there was interference from further up the ladder or influence because of Boochani’s political connections,” opposition spokesman Stuart Smith said.

“One of the practical challenges is to quickly manage visa changes for large numbers of migrants who are unable to leave New Zealand due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. The bill would allow the …

The freezing of migration because of Covid-19 gives New Zealand the opportunity to consider what population the nation wants and how it treats its migrants, an immigration consultant says. With New …

The immigration industry says officials are being hamstrung by the Government in their efforts to sort out visa problems. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) quickly renewed temporary work visas expiring …

Opposition immigration spokesman claims Kurdish refugee was let into the country only because he had ‘political friends’ in government …