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Oct 12 2021

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Working holiday visa extensions announced

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The Government will extend Working Holiday visas and Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) work visas for six months to provide more certainty to employers and visa holders over the coming summer...

Oct 12 2021

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Immigration experts discount Culturally Arranged Marriage Visa report

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The category has existed for many years, they say Auckland, October 11, 2021 Standfirst: Six Immigration experts, four lawyers and two registered advisors sent us the following Press Note, following...

Oct 12 2021

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‘Great day’ when visa change announced

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Gisborne migrant workers and businesses breathed a sigh of relief after the government announced a new one-off residence pathway visa. The new Resident Visa category “offers a simplified pathway to...

Oct 11 2021

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Changes to Culturally Arranged Marriages Immigration visa rules ‘a delight’ to many, community leader says

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Couples no longer need to prove they have been living together to be eligible for a visitor visa under the Culturally Arranged Marriages (CAM) category. Visitors under the category will...

Oct 11 2021

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Paper-based visa applications stalled by Immigration New Zealand

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Nearly 13,000 key residence visa applications are among the mountains of paper-only files at New Zealand for which processing is at a virtual stand-still in the current upper alert levels...

Oct 11 2021

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Is the new 2021 Resident Visa category open to misuse?

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OPINION: It’s the most generous entitlement to residence this century, but some people still don’t qualify and will do whatever they can to get one of these visas.

Oct 11 2021

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‘Great day’ when visa change announced

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Gisborne migrant workers and businesses breathed a sigh of relief after the government announced a new one-off residence pathway visa. The new Resident Visa category “offers a simplified pathway to...

Oct 11 2021

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Green Party calls for expansion of government’s one-off residence visa

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“This was an attempt to fix the problem that has ended up resulting in creating massive divisions within the community.” …

Oct 10 2021

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Paper-based visa applications stalled by Immigration New Zealand

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Nearly 13,000 key residence visa applications are among the mountains of paper-only files at New Zealand for which processing is at a virtual stand-still in the current upper alert levels...

Oct 10 2021

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Changes to Culturally Arranged Marriages Immigration visa rules ‘a delight’ to many, community leader says

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Couples no longer need to prove they have been living together to be eligible for a visitor visa under the Culturally Arranged Marriages (CAM) category. Visitors under the category will...