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Dhanesh Muliyil, a work visa holder working in Intercontinental Wellington and his wife Sruthi Radhakrishnan are yet other victims of getting visa rejected due to culturally arranged marriage. But this…
The Indian News NZ’s initiative was obvious, it was to provide a forum to migrants to share their grievances with leaders who were more than engaging with the community, at…
The immigration system in Aotearoa is broken due to negligence by successive governments. The current government does not seem to have the will to fix any of the issues either.…
- stories right from the heart continued yet again.
494 days separated from my family and still counting…
Last Saturday on the 5th of June, Auckland saw migrants march from Aotea square till the end of Queen Street in the city. The weekend saw set of protests coupled…
#REUNITEFAMILIESNZ - stories right from the heart
But this is not all... the next step will be to join with other migrant associations to form a federation to give us an even stronger voice.Our first official event…
People have financial and emotional investment, and they are ready to even drop it only if the government gives some clarity. “Just based on purely economics I think it makes…
“Over the past year, we have had to make rapid decisions to vary visa conditions, extend expiry dates, and waive some application requirements across entire visa categories. These decisions have…
Migrant Workers Association of Aotearoa organized a migrant rally at Aotearoa square at Auckland CBD on the 27th of March, the determination to stand by the migrant community was evident.…
The outcome of such indecisive action by the government is obvious, migrants are wanting to leave out of frustration and uncertainty. But the question arises that is the government being…
A group of long-term migrants currently residing in New Zealand, struggling to gain residence for many years have a heartening request for Jacinda Ardern’s government - to grant a residence…
The Government has established a new category that will allow 250 international PhD and postgraduate students to enter New Zealand and continue their studies, in the latest set of border…
As part of the Temporary Migrant Worker Exploitation Review and its response to COVID-19, the Government recently announced changes to reduce the exploitation of temporary migrant workers, including international students.…
The Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway who was in Auckland earlier this week, met community leaders and the media, to listen to their concerns as regards to the plight of work…
A Bill to temporarily amend immigration legislation to support the quick and efficient management of visa changes during COVID-19 is being introduced to Parliament today.
General elections are upon us and some would hope that this time politicians won’t use vulnerable groups of communities (migrants) as scapegoats to mislead and gain votes in this election…
These councils and communities are the first in New Zealand to be accredited as Committed Welcoming Communities.
On December 2, Immigration New Zealand said in a release, “We have contacted a group of people who were recently declined visas to visit a New Zealand citizen or resident…
The Government has announced that the Pathway Student Visa pilot will continue until January 2021, after which it will become a permanent visa category. This pilot was introduced in December…
A group of community leaders, representing South Asian countries, will soon be meeting the Immigration New Zealand officials and higher management to take up their immigration concerns with them.
In a first-of-its-kind meeting held in Auckland on November 11, representatives from several Kiwi-South-east Asian communities including from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka - decided to form a five-member…
Roshan Nauhria and Anil Sharma expressed their huge disappointment at yet another racial essentialism propaganda directed at the migrants. The aim is to help address the urgent issue of political…
But for those still in doubt, watch out for the third season of Arranged on New Zealand’s very own Channel Three, which “will take viewers inside the diverse, extravagant and…
