It has been 13 years since Vijender saw his family. “It has been tough,” Vijender says. “I lost my grandfather in 2022 and I couldn’t go home because of my.
Kiwi-born children of visa overstayers are stuck in a legal limbo - unable to officially work or go to university, but existing on the sidelines of the community.
Some New Zealand-born young people are stuck between a rock and a hard place when coming up against the strict laws applied by many countries in Asia on dual nationality.