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Visa extension: The Government’s lifeline to 5600 new residents stranded overseas

The Government has changed New Zealand’s visa rules so new residents stranded overseas because of Covid-19 will be able to hold on to their residency status. The new settings mean than anyone whose …
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Visa changes will help ease New Zealand labour shortages

Changes to seasonal work visas have given New Zealand growers a lifeline for dealing with labour shortages. Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi has stated that a Supplementary Seasonal Employment visa …
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Immigration Minister on visa application processing priorities and delays

Residency visa applications where jobs are paying $110,000 plus get priority in processing queue, says Faafoi, in an interview with Radio Tarana, said applicants who earned $51 or more were being …
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Election 2020: Will there be an immigration reset or a new normal?

The closed border may not have killed the immigration debate this election, but it has made it more complicated.
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Child faces deportation after Immigration NZ declined her visa extension

A 10-year-old Filipino child faces deportation and separation from her family after Immigration New Zealand declined an extension to her visa. The child, who cannot be identified, has been living in …
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Immigration Minister on visa application processing priorities and delays

Residency visa applications where jobs are paying $110,000 plus get priority in processing queue, says Faafoi, in an interview with Radio Tarana, said applicants who earned $51 or more were being …
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Visa changes will help ease New Zealand labour shortages

Changes to seasonal work visas have given New Zealand growers a lifeline for dealing with labour shortages. Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi has stated that a Supplementary Seasonal Employment visa …
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New Zealand Deports Yacht Crew for Defying COVID-19 Immigration Ban

Immigration authorities in New Zealand are deporting three German sailors who arrived in the Bay of Islands aboard a yacht without prior permission. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand has …
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Election 2020: Will there be an immigration reset or a new normal?

The closed border may not have killed the immigration debate this election, but it has made it more complicated.
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Immigration Minister on visa application processing priorities and delays

Residency visa applications where jobs are paying $110,000 plus get priority in processing queue, says Faafoi, in an interview with Radio Tarana, said applicants who earned $51 or more were being …