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May 20 2020

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Immigration law: What is the new points-based system? Parliament makes Brexit breakthrough

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BREXIT has brought with it many major changes to how life works in the UK, whether you are a native or a migrant. What is the new points-based immigration system?

May 20 2020

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Inside sweeping new visa powers

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This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission Will sweeping new powers to change visa rules unclog the immigration system, or just freeze the current mess...

May 20 2020

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Experts Urge Migrants To Be Proactive & Vocal Following New Immigration Laws

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Two immigration law experts are urging migrant workers and communities to make their voices heard so new powers introduced to Parliament this week, to help manage visa changes, are only...

May 19 2020

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Immigration NZ apologises for Hawke’s Bay couple’s visa struggle

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A Central Hawke’s Bay couple say they’ve been “financially crippled” by a seven-month wait to find out if they’re allowed to remain together in New Zealand. Bridget Gibson is a...

May 19 2020

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Cause For Concern As New Bill Gives Unbridled Power To Minister Of Immigration

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The Minister of Immigration introduced a Bill into Parliament yesterday that proposes to radically change the Immigration New Zealand approach to management of both resident and temporary visas in …

May 19 2020

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Immigration NZ in ‘disarray’ over remote working as new law offers ‘unbridled power’

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A thousand immigration staff have been unable to work from home during lockdown because they had no remote working capability or secure network. Immigrants have expressed frustration at not getting...

May 19 2020

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Coronavirus: UK expats from New Zealand left stranded in Fiji

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Abdulla Mohsin and Catherine David, originally from Derbyshire, went to Fiji for their honeymoon before New Zealand, where they now live, closed its borders to non-residents in March. They were...

May 19 2020

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Inside sweeping new visa powers

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This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission Will sweeping new powers to change visa rules unclog the immigration system, or just freeze the current mess...

May 18 2020

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Immigration NZ apologises for Hawke’s Bay couple’s visa struggle

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A Central Hawke’s Bay couple say they’ve been “financially crippled” by a seven-month wait to find out if they’re allowed to remain together in New Zealand. Bridget Gibson is a...

May 18 2020

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Immigration NZ in ‘disarray’ over remote working as new law offers ‘unbridled power’

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A thousand immigration staff have been unable to work from home during lockdown because they had no remote working capability or secure network. Immigrants have expressed frustration at not getting...