Month: November 2021

Nov 04 2021

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Migrants helping govt investigation upset they’re ineligible for fast-tracked residency

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Nineteen construction workers assisting an immigration investigation aren’t eligible for ‘one-off residency’ due to their visa types.

Nov 04 2021

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NZ-affiliated Afghans unfairly denied visas, court told

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Watch: Newshub can reveal some of those granted visas to leave Afghanistan have been told they may need to pay their own way here. Credits: Newshub. Lawyers acting for Afghanis...

Nov 04 2021

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New Zealand Drops Visa Restrictions Against People Living With HIV

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In the past, people living with HIV were discriminated against by outdated immigration rules that deemed being poz as not having “an acceptable standard of health.” …

Nov 04 2021

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Immigration NZ not hiring more staff despite influx expected from one-off residence visa

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Immigration New Zealand is not planning to recruit any more staff to take on the processing of the one-off residence visas. Instead, it says it will retrain existing employees to...

Nov 04 2021

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Out in the cold after one-off resident visa announcement

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Despite their best efforts, they were shocked to find themselves out in the cold after a September 30 announcement by Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi of a one-off resident visa for...

Nov 03 2021

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New Zealand Drops Visa Restrictions Against People Living With HIV

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In the past, people living with HIV were discriminated against by outdated immigration rules that deemed being poz as not having “an acceptable standard of health.” …

Nov 03 2021

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Afghan nationals visa case heard as crisis deepens, lawyer says

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Some had asked for visas more than three years ago and the Taliban takeover made their cases urgent, court told.

Nov 03 2021

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Whangārei woman ‘in shock’ after missing out on resident visa by 10 days

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A woman who didn’t qualify for a fast-tracked residency visa because she swapped her visa category says it was her “life’s biggest mistake”.

Nov 03 2021

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Former minister denounces ‘set-up’ to block Chinese couple’s immigration appeal

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An immigration decision against two suspected spies has the hallmarks of a set-up to deny them justice, according to a former minister and immigration lawyer.

Nov 03 2021

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Immigration NZ not hiring more staff despite influx expected from one-off residence visa

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Immigration New Zealand is not planning to recruit any more staff to take on the processing of the one-off residence visas. Instead, it says it will retrain existing employees to...