Immigration Minister urged to give residency to Kāpiti family
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The Immigraton Minister's being asked to use his descretion to grant residency to a hungarian family that's been given just over a month to pack their bags and leave the country. The couple and their three children came here from Hungary 6 years ago on an entrepreneurs visa and now operate several businesses including a Kapiti restaurant. In a social media post the family says after more than half a decade and even more case managers they've been lost in the labyrinth of immigration and their application for residency has been declined. More than 33,000 people have signed a petition supporting their bid to stay in aotearoa & National MP Chris Bishop has written to Minister Michael Wood to intervene. Owner and Principal Consultant of immigration company "Into NZ" Katy Armstrong talks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316445461112
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