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Student worried about losing time due to New Zealand residence visa processing delays

A young migrant says he feels trapped because he cannot study, work or volunteer due to continued delays in residence visa processing by Immigration New Zealand.
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New Zealand agreed to visa contractor at ‘behest’ of Beijing police, documents show

Documents obtained through freedom of information legislation reveal that immigration officials in New Zealand were steered towards subcontractor also used by Canada and other countries …
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‘Perfect storm’ of COVID and complex applications behind visa processing delays – Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi

Kris Faafoi says the Government is looking for ways to speed up visa processing, the Immigration Minister saying a “perfect storm” is behind recent delays that have left families split apart.
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An immigration scam encouraged by the New Zealand government

Southern Institute of Technology hit by slow visa process At the time of writing, there is still a checklist on the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) website which says that students from India …
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Immigration New Zealand told to apologise for residence visa processing delays

The chief ombudsman has told Immigration New Zealand (INZ) to apologise for an unofficial strategy of cherry-picking highly-paid residence applications amid growing delays in visa processing.
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Student worried about losing time due to New Zealand residence visa processing delays

A young migrant says he feels trapped because he cannot study, work or volunteer due to continued delays in residence visa processing by Immigration New Zealand.
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New Zealand agreed to visa contractor at ‘behest’ of Beijing police, documents show

Documents obtained through freedom of information legislation reveal that immigration officials in New Zealand were steered towards subcontractor also used by Canada and other countries …
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Sikh priest claims he was given fake passport to come to New Zealand before being exploited

A Sikh priest has lived here for seven years on a false passport he claims temple leaders arranged, before using him as unpaid labour.
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‘Perfect storm’ of COVID and complex applications behind visa processing delays – Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi

Kris Faafoi says the Government is looking for ways to speed up visa processing, the Immigration Minister saying a “perfect storm” is behind recent delays that have left families split apart.
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An immigration scam encouraged by the New Zealand government

Southern Institute of Technology hit by slow visa process At the time of writing, there is still a checklist on the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) website which says that students from India …