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New Zealand’s Parent Boost Visa

New Zealand’s Parent Boost Visitor Visas September 2025 Immigration New Zealand has issued new rules that apply to the much vaunted (in the media) new policy called “Parent Boost”. The circular was available for those who knew where to find it on the website that Immigration New Zealand maintains on 22 August 2025. For some

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Meritless refugee cases: India and the US

Refugee and Protection cases from India and other democratic countries August 2025 The Refugee Status Unit in New Zealand has been swamped by meritless cases from India. Almost always a localised issue is the basis of the claim. One of the most misunderstood aspects of asylum law is that international protection cannot be conceded where

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Parent Retirement: The annual income requirement and problems of interpretation.

PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION: ADDING A GLOSS TO IMMIGRATION INSTRUCTIONS: PARENT RETIREMENT AND THE ANNUAL INCOME REQUIREMENT OF $60K The Immigration and Protection Tribunal (the Tribunal) has in two decisions issued in 2023 incorrectly interpreted F3.5 Parent Retirement Category requirements.  At F3.5.a(v) the Immigration Instructions require the principal applicant to “demonstrate an annual income of at

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