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Aug 21 2020

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Expiring visas: Immigration Minister under pressure to extend visas

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However, Immigration New Zealand was not renewing or issuing any new visas until it was satisfied there was no citizen or permanent resident available to do the applicant’s job. That...

Aug 21 2020

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Foreigners stranded in New Zealand call for extension to visas

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Some foreigners stuck in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay. By Tracey Neal and Caroline Tuckey of rnz.co.nz Yachties do not want to untie from New Zealand marinas...

Aug 21 2020

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New Zealand hails Behrouz Boochani visa as a victory for ‘fairness and compassion’

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Stuart Smith, National’s immigration spokesperson … he should not have been able to get a New Zealand visa unless the visa is granted by direction of the minister … someone...

Aug 20 2020

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Coronavirus: Fewer than 50,000 foreign students left in New Zealand

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Immigration New Zealand figures show there are now fewer than 50,000 foreign students in the country. In mid-March, there were 60,348 students with valid visas in New Zealand, but by...

Aug 20 2020

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Forget the Hamptons. New Zealand’s Defeat of COVID-19 is Attracting Wealthy Americans

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Immigration lawyers in the small Pacific island nation say there’s been an upswing in client inquiries from Americans about moving to New Zealand as the COVID-19 crisis has worsened in...

Aug 20 2020

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How Indian slaves corrupted New Zealand’s labour market

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Via Stuff comes a great expose of how Indian slavery arrived in. Over two years, a growing number of young Indian men have come forward alleging exploitation by their employer....

Aug 20 2020

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Foreigners stranded in New Zealand call for extension to visas

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Some foreigners stuck in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay. By Tracey Neal and Caroline Tuckey of rnz.co.nz Yachties do not want to untie from New Zealand marinas...

Aug 20 2020

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Americans visited New Zealand’s immigration website every 30 seconds last month

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Tens of thousand of Americans have visited New Zealand’s immigration website to learn if they could gain residency as Trump’s COVID-19 plan has done little to stop cases …

Aug 19 2020

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Coronavirus: Fewer than 50,000 foreign students left in New Zealand

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Immigration New Zealand figures show there are now fewer than 50,000 foreign students in the country. In mid-March, there were 60,348 students with valid visas in New Zealand, but by...

Aug 19 2020

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Overseas Visa Suspensions Signal The Death Knell Of The Immigration System

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Though the COVID-19 pandemic has been the death knell of New Zealand immigration as we know it, it also presents a much-needed opportunity for improvement. What might the new immigration...