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New Zealand to fully reopen border at the end of July, foreign worker visas to be extended

and Immigration New Zealand will endeavor to have these visas processed within 30 days once an employer is accredited.” The government also announced that 20,000 foreign workers with visas …
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New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August: Ardern

Those restrictions have already been dropped for New Zealand residents and travellers from nations with visa-free agreements … Ms Ardern also announced significant changes to immigration settings, …
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Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Jacinda Ardern confirms New Zealand’s borders fully reopen from July 31

New Zealand’s border will fully reopen from July 31 – two months earlier than the Government initially planned. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the new date, which has been brought forward …
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New Zealand full border reopening date set, significant changes for immigration, international students announced

New Zealand’s border will completely reopen from the end of July, including to cruise ships and international students, as the Prime Minister declares Aotearoa “fully open for business”. The …
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New Zealand to Fully Reopen Its Border At The End of July

New Zealand will fully reopen its border two months early, allowing the arrival of tourists, students and migrants from non visa-waiver countries like China and India.
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Government expected to reveal new border re-opening date

… Stanford said Faafoi would step back on his commitment to process 80 percent of one-off residence visas (R21) within a year. Immigration New Zealand was only processing half the R21s required to …
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‘Defeated’: Couple’s visa heartbreak after application fiasco

But the communication from Immigration New Zealand has left them feeling confused and frustrated. “We were under the impression since we were told we’d have to wait 13 months, that she would be put on …
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Govt’s Covid-19 policies blamed for creating international visa backlog

The Government’s Covid-19 policies are being blamed for creating an international visa backlog.  Over the past two years there’s been a surge in overseas i …
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Hold-ups at Immigration NZ despite surge in staff and expenditure

In the past five years, Immigration NZ staffing has increased by a third and spending is up 50 percent – so why are visa processing capacity worries being used by the Prime Minister as the excuse for …
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Couple left feeling ‘defeated’ after attempts to get partnership visa: ‘What else can we do?’

A couple facing constant obstacles to getting a residential partnership visa say the process has left them feeling “defeated”. Kiwi teacher Michael Salmon, 30, and his partner Sarah Wilson, a …