Month: May 2020

This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission Will sweeping new powers to change visa rules unclog the immigration system, or just freeze the current mess in …

Abdulla Mohsin and Catherine David, originally from Derbyshire, went to Fiji for their honeymoon before New Zealand, where they now live, closed its borders to non-residents in March. They were then …

A thousand immigration staff have been unable to work from home during lockdown because they had no remote working capability or secure network. Immigrants have expressed frustration at not getting …

The Minister of Immigration introduced a Bill into Parliament yesterday that proposes to radically change the Immigration New Zealand approach to management of both resident and temporary visas in …

A Central Hawke’s Bay couple say they’ve been “financially crippled” by a seven-month wait to find out if they’re allowed to remain together in New Zealand. Bridget Gibson is a 36-year-old NZ citizen, …

This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission Will sweeping new powers to change visa rules unclog the immigration system, or just freeze the current mess in …

Abdulla Mohsin and Catherine David, originally from Derbyshire, went to Fiji for their honeymoon before New Zealand, where they now live, closed its borders to non-residents in March. They were then …

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.

A thousand immigration staff have been unable to work from home during lockdown because they had no remote working capability or secure network. Immigrants have expressed frustration at not getting …

A Central Hawke’s Bay couple say they’ve been “financially crippled” by a seven-month wait to find out if they’re allowed to remain together in New Zealand. Bridget Gibson is a 36-year-old NZ citizen, …