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[/url]The National Party's outrage that the Immigration Minister granted residency to a protected person and recidivist drink driver, entitling them to the same benefits as New Zealanders, has backfired.
Immigration NZ has confirmed the person received the same access to benefits and privileges on a temporary work visa, which was issued twice by the National-led government.
The National Party has dubbed the latest residency blunder "Sroubek 2.0" - a reference to the Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek.
The party's leader, Simon Bridges, said Iain Lees-Galloway gave the person, who he says endangered Kiwi lives, the keys to the kingdom of New Zealand.
But in a statement Immigration NZ general manager Stephen Dunstan said those on a temporary work visa have the same access to publicly-funded healthcare and benefits as those on a resident's visa would.
"An individual on a temporary work visa is legally entitled to work in New Zealand and would have access to publicly funded healthcare," he said.
"Refugee and protected persons on temporary work visas would also have access to government support through the benefit system."
Mr Dunstan said the only difference is that on a residence class visa, the person would be able to apply for citizenship.
"Temporary work visa holders would also need to re-apply for a further visa in order to remain in New Zealand lawfully, whereas residence class visa holders can remain in New Zealand permanently.''
The person in question has not had a conviction for seven years.
Mr Bridges told Morning Report he would not have granted the person residency and would have instead "left [them] in limbo".
"The minister had a choice or a discretion to grant this person residency or not, and knowing that he's been a six-times drink driver, he shouldn't have."
He said that he did not know the full details of the case but that what was granted by National was temporary.
"Unless its residency, these people can and do leave because the situation is such that that's the position that they are put in."
匿名者 发表于 2019-10-16 11:53
有福利吃,不回国!
不吃福利天天想着赚钱发达的都应该滚出新西兰
yangauk 发表于 2019-10-16 11:51
新西兰国际地位确实不高,但是一点都不妨碍强国人不择手段造假抗洋枪地前赴后继而来。什么时候强国人争先恐 ...
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