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May 11 2022

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New Zealand full border reopening date set, significant changes for immigration, international students announced

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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 …

May 11 2022

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New Zealand to Fully Reopen Its Border At The End of July

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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.

May 10 2022

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Government expected to reveal new border re-opening date

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… 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...

May 10 2022

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‘Defeated’: Couple’s visa heartbreak after application fiasco

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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...

May 10 2022

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Govt’s Covid-19 policies blamed for creating international visa backlog

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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 …

May 10 2022

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Hold-ups at Immigration NZ despite surge in staff and expenditure

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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...

May 10 2022

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Couple left feeling ‘defeated’ after attempts to get partnership visa: ‘What else can we do?’

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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...

May 09 2022

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Hold-ups at Immigration NZ despite surge in staff and expenditure

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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...

May 09 2022

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Immigration: Migrants give up on New Zealand after more delays to parent visas

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“Despite having nothing left in South Africa, my parents are forced to stay there, and eventually will have no one to care for them in old age.” …

May 09 2022

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Former Gloriavale man says being in the community was like living in ‘Alcatraz’

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A man who spent three years at the isolated Christian community alleges he was treated like a prisoner and a slave by the community’s leaders.