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Feb 25 2023

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New Zealand launches cyclone recovery visa

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New Zealand has launched a new immigration pathway to help rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle and last month’s Auckland floods.The ‘recovery visa’ will fast-track the applications of much-needed workers …

Feb 24 2023

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New visa set up to bring in specialised workers for post-cyclone rebuild

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Fees will be wiped for successful applicants, and refunded for those that are unsuccessful, but the visas will only last for up to six months.

Feb 24 2023

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How easy is it to be approved for an ‘open’ work visa?

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I asked the Minister of Immigration for a copy of the feedback he had … Before Covid, more than 60,000 people a year were approved WHVs, making it New Zealand’s...

Feb 24 2023

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New Zealand launches cyclone recovery visa

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New Zealand has launched a new immigration pathway to help rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle and last month’s Auckland floods.The ‘recovery visa’ will fast-track the applications of much-needed workers …

Feb 24 2023

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‘Stink reputation’: Mum’s visa fight highlights growing problems with immigration

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who are New Zealand citizens, being denied a residency visa. While this story made the news, it’s only one of a number of issues that have again made immigration a...

Feb 24 2023

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Govt announces new recovery visa for overseas workers to support Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild

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The new visa will be fast-tracked within seven days and free for successful applicants.

Feb 23 2023

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The Front Page: Is Immigration NZ getting a ‘stink reputation’ with migrant workers?

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who are New Zealand citizens, being denied a residency visa. While this story made the news, it’s only one of a number of issues that have again made immigration a...

Feb 23 2023

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‘Stink reputation’: Mum’s visa fight highlights growing problems with immigration

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who are New Zealand citizens, being denied a residency visa. While this story made the news, it’s only one of a number of issues that have again made immigration a...

Feb 23 2023

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Rebuild Will Need Urgent Action On Immigration

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The building and construction sector is already short tens of thousands of workers, significantly minimising New Zealand’s capacity to rebuild our shattered infrastructure across the country. “This …

Feb 23 2023

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Expectant mother’s Iranian parents denied visa over fears they won’t leave

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Farzana Masouleh is expecting her second baby in NZ next month, but after waiting five months for a decision, her parents cannot visit.