Stronger visa law powers to government

[Kelerei]

It's when they choose to write their own paperwork because they know better than the experts you get problems.

See: South African politicians.

[babyruffkins]

Hi Igen.
I am in the same situation too. JSV will expire end of this year. I have emailed INZ officer and they said there is no extension for now.
Lucky to have this forum....it really help getting current updates on immigration situation in NZ.
thank you guys for your kind co-operation in this forum

[karoro]

To be fair how many politicians aren't out of their depth. Michael Gove in the UK was in charge of schools for a while and then health. He had no idea what he was doing in either. Unfortunately it's the nature of politics, they don't tend to get given departments to look after that they understand, a good politician needs to actual consult the experts and listen to them almost being a fall guy that just signs the paperwork. It's when they choose to write their own paperwork because they know better than the experts you get problems. You can bet the health minister has never worked in the health sector, education minister never worked in a school and Iain Lees-Galloway has never been an immigrant or worked at INZ.

He is a clown that got a job that is clearly out of his capabilities.

In a private company he would be in deep trouble by now.

This assumes (and I'm aware that my tinfoil hat is showing here) that the Minister is trying to facilitate immigration and not hinder it.

At the last election the Labour party campaigned on reducing immigration, and they formed a government with New Zealand First, an avowedly anti-immigration party. I wouldn't be surprised if the stories of INZ's application backlog play quite well with some parts of the electorate. In that sense, from a political perspective, the Minister may be doing a 'good' job.

Obviously it's an extremely underhand way of going about it, and very, very unfair on us who have applications waiting to be processed. But then we can't vote, so what does the government care?

[ag]

If only someone could look at the numbers, and prove that they can actually sway the results, the politicians might start noticing the power of SMC applicants.

All the primary applicants would be eligible to vote, if they get the residency. And, remembering all the trouble they have been subjected to by the current govt. I don't think many would vote for them.

And if there are actually significant numbers, the govt might start noticing the SMC applicants again.

Just my thoughts.

This assumes (and I'm aware that my tinfoil hat is showing here) that the Minister is trying to facilitate immigration and not hinder it.

At the last election the Labour party campaigned on reducing immigration, and they formed a government with New Zealand First, an avowedly anti-immigration party. I wouldn't be surprised if the stories of INZ's application backlog play quite well with some parts of the electorate. In that sense, from a political perspective, the Minister may be doing a 'good' job.

Obviously it's an extremely underhand way of going about it, and very, very unfair on us who have applications waiting to be processed. But then we can't vote, so what does the government care?