RealMe, Immigration New Zealand’s online application portal crashed as soon as it opened. Inability to access the system affects migrants applying for the new one-off residency visa, especially those on temporary visas.
Immigration lawyer Aaron Martin gives his opinion on the recent announcement that temporary visas will continue to be suspended until August 2022.
On 10 August, Immigration New Zealand stopped processing offshore applications for temporary visas. Now they’ve announced that this is going to continue until at least 2021. NZIL has the details.
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.
