Immigration New Zealand Changes Visa Application Receiving Centers
New Zealand immigration department has announced changes to visa application receiving locations at various cities around the world. According to the statement issued by the New Zealand immigration department, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) offices in Ottawa, Washington DC, Brasilia, Santiago and Buenos Aires have stopped receiving visa application with effect from [...]
New Zealand’s Tourism Association Defend Visitor’s Visa Deal with China Southern Airline
November 18, 2012 No CommentTourism association of New Zealand has supported the deal with China Southern Airline (CSA) to streamline visa processing for Chinese visitors, who are members of the airline’s Frequent Flyers’ club. As per local news reports, officials from the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) have said that the agreement with CSA to streamline the visitors’ [...]
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New Zealand immigration department has announced that it will be going through an extensive management overhaul which might lead to numerous layoffs and other related changes. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) officials have stated that the staff at the agency have been notified to expect major management restructuring in all of the agency’s departments, which may [...]
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New Zealand takes Steps to Ensure Effective Enforcement of Immigration Laws
September 27, 2012 No Comment
The Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has been making reforms in its immigration policies and taking serious action against those who have offended the provisions of the immigration Act. New Zealand immigration minister Nathan Guy recently announced increase in the powers of immigration officers in the country, enabling them to conduct close scrutiny of individuals to [...]
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Immigration New Zealand and Education New Zealand have inked a memorandum of understanding to facilitate and streamline the visa process for international students to boost the country’s education industry. The memorandum of understanding will assist the international students to get their study visa processed in short period of ten working days through the use of [...]
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New Zealand immigration had to cancel 330 Silver Fern Job Search Visas approved due to a technical glitch in the online application processing system. There is a limit of 300 visas per year; however, 630 were approved this year. The Silver Fern Job Search Visa scheme was opened for accepting applications from highly skilled young [...]
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Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, and Immigration Minister Nathan Guy, have revealed new immigration laws to deter the illegal immigrants and human smugglers entering New Zealand. The Prime Minister believes that new immigration laws will make the borders of the country safer and secure discouraging the human traffickers and asylum seekers entering the [...]
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Temporary residents in New Zealand on study or visit visa engage in prostitution in violation of the conditions of visa. Immigration New Zealand raided a number of brothels and found about two dozen prostitutes working illegally. The illegal prostitutes working without valid visas were from a number of countries including Hong Kong, China, Korea, Malaysia, [...]
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New Zealand Immigration department has a deficit of $44 million due to the reduction in the new application for permanent residence as well as other visas. The prime reasons for the drop in the intake of applications were the global recession and earthquake in Canterbury. The number of application approved for New Zealand permanent residency [...]
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New Zealand’s immigration authorities are deliberating a policy to stiffen their visa laws in a bid to allow only the best ones to enter the country. The new rules are likely to make it difficult for a large number of families to reunite. The foreigners, who are living and working in New Zealand, will not [...]
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