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Extremist stayed in New Zealand despite immigration fraud

The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation’s leader expressing frustration at the …
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Immigration New Zealand shuts its Beijing office

Visa processing at what used to be New Zealand’s largest immigration centre has closed.Before the pandemic, the Beijing office decided half of all temporary visas – about 10,000 a week.Withdrawing …
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Google co-founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions

Immigration New Zealand said Page first applied for residency in November under a special visa open to people with at least 10 million New Zealand dollars ($7 million) to invest. “As he was …
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Australia & New Zealand 2021 – Corporate Immigration

Nicola Tiffen of Duncan Cotterill impresses market sources with her sweeping knowledge of corporate visas and accreditation proceedings. David Ryken of Ryken & Associates is one of New Zealand’s …
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Google founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency under special visa scheme

Immigration New Zealand said Page first applied for residency in November under a special visa open to people with at least 10 million New Zealand dollars ($7 million) to invest. “As he was …
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New Zealand closes its Beijing immigration office

Before the pandemic, the Beijing office decided half of all temporary visas – about 10,000 a week. Withdrawing visa processing from China ends a long programme of overseas office closures, including …
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‘She will die’: Afghans take New Zealand government to court over alleged visa inaction

A lawyer for the Afghans says legal proceedings are a last resort, and that Immigration New Zealand have been ‘completely flat-footed’ …
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New Zealand needs tougher immigration regime

Wellington, September 4, 2021 It is time for the government to initiate a process that would remove New Zealand citizenship or residency from a person who commits a violent act in our country.
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New Zealand tried to deport attacker for years after he arrived as refugee

New Zealand had tried for years to deport the knife-wielding militant who wounded seven people at a mall in Auckland last week, the government said after it released more details on the attacker …
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UK Cabinet split over visas in New Zealand trade deal

Split between Department for International Trade and Home Office comes as UK and New Zealand race past deadline for agreement in principle.