Covid 19 coronavirus: Migrant mum desperate to bring kids over slams MIQ fee hike as 'inhumane'
14 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
A migrant mother originally from China is desperate to bring her 12-year-old twin sons to NZ, but says the fee hike for managed isolation (MIQ) has put it beyond reach.
The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, and her sons were granted New Zealand residency in November 2016.
But Immigration New Zealand said the residence status of the boys have expired and the time they had spent here were insufficient to qualify them for permanent residence.