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Not-so-fast tracked residency visa falters on launch – Erica Stanford

Desperate migrants who woke early today to finally get their residency applications submitted have been embarrassingly let down again as Immigration New Zealand’s online application system crashed, …
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British family to finally apply for New Zealand residency under new one-off residence visa

By Gill Bonnett, RNZ “I swear I’ve never grinned as much in my life,” says Michelle Shaw about the moment they finally knew their family were set to be New Zealand residents. Mich …
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Government opens up NZ resident visa applications for migrant families disrupted by Covid

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the new ‘one-off’ visa pathway will help retain the skills the country needs to support economic recovery …
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Applications open for new 2021 Resident Visa – Kris Faafoi

The first round of applications for New Zealand’s new 2021 Resident visa open today (6am). “This one-off pathway provides certainty for a great many migrant families who have faced disruption because …
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Immigration plugs hole after unlawfully misinterpreting its policy

Immigration NZ unlawfully paused visa processing of a group of Afghan nationals after misinterpreting its policy, the New Zealand High Court found.