INZ attempts to justify massive visa backlog

At the recent committee hearing, Immigration New Zealand was quick to give excuses for why visa processing has been so slow, but many of them appear suspect. Immigration lawyer Aaron Martin weighs up the evidence and gives his take.

Government eases visa restrictions for visitors

The government has just announced a two month automatic visitor visa extension for most visitor visa holders. Affecting around 12,500 visitor visa holders, Immigration New Zealand will email affected visa holders to confirm the visa extension by 5 March 2021.

Immigration News November 2020

Don’t miss important announcements from INZ, the media, and our blog. In our monthly recap, we summarise all the immigration news you need to know for November 2020.