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Petition started to broaden eligibility for fast-tracked 2021 resident visa

Rachel Swann fills almost every criterion for a successful applicant, but still has no clear path to residency because her visa type isn’t included.
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New Zealand Offers One-Off Resident Visa to 165,000 Migrants

New Zealand will offer a one-off resident visa to as many as 165,000 migrants after delays in processing residency applications during the Covid-19 pandemic threatened an exodus of skilled foreign …
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Change to immigration rules good news for Southland farm workers

Migrant dairy farm worker Christian Roxas says his prayers have been answered after immigration rules changed, allowing him to stay in New Zealand.
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Government offers one-off visa to fast-track skilled migrant residency

The government is setting up a one-off resident visa includes more than 5000 health and aged care workers and 9000 primary industry workers.
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165,000 migrant workers stranded in NZ due to Covid offered visas

A one-off residence pathway visa will be offered to the roughly 165,000 migrant workers and their families stranded here through the pandemic. Immigration …
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Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi reportedly set to expedite residence visa applications

The Government is set to expedite thousands of residence visa applications, RNZ understands. A now-deleted page on Immigration New Zealand’s website suggests the Government is also creating a one-off …
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Paper-based visa applications stalled by Immigration New Zealand

Nearly 13,000 key residence visa applications are among the mountains of paper-only files at New Zealand for which processing is at a virtual stand-still in the current upper alert levels in Auckland.
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Decision expected this week on residence visas

The government has backed itself into a corner on immigration and is set to announce long-awaited residence changes this week, according to the National Party.
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National Seizing Immigration Opportunities

Opening up to the world doesn’t just give Kiwis the opportunity to come home, but it also gives New Zealand opportunities to attract talent from overseas, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica …
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Covid-19: Struggling migrant relieved to finally start new job after visa delays

Preetham Gayam went into financial hardship while waiting for Immigration NZ to approve his application so he could start a higher-paying job.