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Poor immigrants sponsoring their parents for residency face a seven-year wait before their applications can be processed, and those who applied under the previous parent category will have to wait five years.

Cases of migrant workers being paid less than the minimum wage are widespread, according to research from the AUT Business School.

Hamilton City Council has been forced to spend thousands of dollars to pay for flights and visas for foreign workers h

Immigration NZ has given approval to almost 500 employers to hire overseas workers in the past year despite high unemployment.

Strict immigration requirements in New Zealand are driving more Pacific Islanders to fall victim to visa scams, a Well

GUEST worker groups are preparing for a one-month vigil to dramatize their opposition to the proposed five-year extension of the federalization transition period.

Ismael Lavarias, 53, left the Philippines 23 years ago to work on Saipan for the promise of a better life for his family, but it took a great deal of discipline, patience, and skills for this father of three to reach some level of financial stability.

The department is offering sanction-free days if the victims of the immigration scam come forward.
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