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Jul 09 2021

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Immigration New Zealand confirms partners among those whose visas have been cancelled

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Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that people who applied for visitor visas to be reunited with their partners have had their applications cancelled.

Jul 09 2021

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Residence visa application refunds may be next – Immigration New Zealand

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An immigration lawyer says the refund process for 50,000 binned visa applications announced on Wednesday is a “disaster” waiting to happen. The government will cancel and refund visitor, student and...

Jul 09 2021

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Immigration New Zealand U-turn on visa decision, disabled Russian graduate wants apology for discrimination

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Immigration New Zealand has made a U-turn on a decision to deny a Russian international student with disability a post-graduate work visa. Although happy, 26-year-old Evgenii Liapin is now demanding...

Jul 09 2021

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A former Finance Minister thinks life in New Zealand’s about to get much more expensive

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Yesterday, Immigration New Zealand let 50-thousand longstanding visa applications lapse – and refunded the workers and students applying. Joyce claims the Government’s running a social experiment to …

Jul 08 2021

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Covid 19 coronavirus: Thousands of visa applications canned as Immigration NZ faces regulatory roadblock

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Thousands of visa applications that have been in limbo for the last 12 months have been canned as Immigration New Zealand is unable to process them due to legal reasons....

Jul 08 2021

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‘Cataclysmic mess’: Immigration lawyer on cancelled visa applications

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A warning that employers will feel the pain of thousands of visa applications being cancelled. Immigration New Zealand says it’s legally unable to process …

Jul 08 2021

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New migrant exploitation visa ignores root causes

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An immigration tool to support exploited workers may only temporarily protect workers from bad bosses, advocates say.

Jul 08 2021

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Immigration New Zealand U-turn on visa decision, disabled Russian graduate wants apology for discrimination

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Evgenii Liapin, 26, has finally been granted a post-study work visa allowing him to work and remain in New Zealand with his wife Elizabeth Larina. Photo / Supplied Immigration New...

Jul 08 2021

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Students want Immigration NZ apology for visa decisions

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It’s very stressful and it’s been hard to find a job or plan for the future,’ says one student. ‘Every day the rules change.’ …

Jul 07 2021

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Third Employer Charged As A Result Of Immigration New Zealand’s Construction Sector Compliance Work

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Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has filed charges against another employer … located at a Tamaki building site on 27 April who were working in breach of their visa conditions. A...