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Auckland COVID-19 lockdowns to blame for stalled residence visa queue – Immigration New Zealand

Auckland’s two recent lockdowns and the limitations of working from home have been blamed for a stalled residence visa queue. The oldest applications date back to July 2019, and migrants tracking the …
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The sad, sick joke of who we’ve allowed into New Zealand during the pandemic

OPINION: Foreigners watching the America’s Cup can be approved entry as ‘critical workers’ during the Covid-19 pandemic while actual critical workers are being refused.
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Immigration tribunal allows conman to stay in New Zealand due to family’s circumstances

He appealed to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, which said the family’s exceptional humanitarian circumstances would make it unduly harsh to deport him. It ruled that even if he and his wife …
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Immigration says Auckland Covid-19 lockdowns delayed visa processing

But Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said it was making “steady and regular … “INZ continues to regularly allocate non-priority applications for Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) resident visas,” an INZ …
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New Zealand will stop processing immigration visas in South Africa next month

New Zealand says it will shut its immigration offices in Pretoria, Mumbai, and Manila in the Philippines by March, “and bring more visa processing onshore”. Immigration New Zealand …
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Auckland COVID-19 lockdowns to blame for stalled residence visa queue – Immigration New Zealand

But Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said it was making “steady and regular … “INZ continues to regularly allocate non-priority applications for Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) resident visas,” an INZ …
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Immigration tribunal allows conman to stay in New Zealand due to family’s circumstances

He appealed to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, which said the family’s exceptional humanitarian circumstances would make it unduly harsh to deport him. It ruled that even if he and his wife …
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Immigration says Auckland lockdowns delayed visa processing

Auckland’s two recent lockdowns and the limitations of working from home have been blamed for a stalled residence visa queue. The oldest applications date back to July 2019, and migrants tracking the …
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New Zealand to shut down its visa office in South Africa

Processing of New Zealand visas will no longer be carried out in South Africa as immigration procedures continue to be reassessed.
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Visa for Green MP’s partner ‘like any other’, Immigration NZ says

Immigration New Zealand is standing by its decision to grant a visa to the partner of Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March and says the application was treated “like any other”.