New Zealand says apply early for re-entry visas
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19:52 03/06/2005
Although the New Zealand government denies claims that Iraqi citizens are being denied re-entry visas, it does warn that processing is taking longer. The government says that anyone holding New...
New Zealand to change its Immigration Act
10:50 24/05/2005
The Government of New Zealand announced on 24 May that it will be making wide-ranging changes to its 18-year-old Immigration Act. Immigration Minister Paul Swain said the current law needs to be made...
New Zealand changes citizenship laws
15:45 23/05/2005
The New Zealand government has issued plans to increase the period of residency needed before citizenship can be granted. The country hopes that the changes will help to prove a migrant's commitment...
US to require machine readable passports from June
11:50 13/05/2005
Foreign visitors from 27 countries will have to present machine-readable passports at US borders as of June 26 to enter the United States without a visa, officials said. Travelers from the so-called...
Gay, straight couples immigrating to New Zealand treated the same
10:49 05/05/2005
Same-sex couples wishing to immigrate to New Zealand will now have to prove they have been together for one year rather than two, the same as heterosexual couples. Many countries around the world are...
New Zealand attracts fewer migrants, aims for more students
10:09 22/04/2005
On 21 April Statistics New Zealand announced that permanent migrant arrivals fell 64 percent to 10,010 in the 12 months ending March 31 from 27,980 a year earlier, citing unadjusted figures. Just two...
