Immigration

Dozens of Kiwis sought help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after encountering border or visa issues.

In a world of increasing red tape, who wouldn't want to skip the long lines?

It's part of a global trend - by last year, all eight Ivy League universities in the United States were using Duolingo scores.

Immigration New Zealand rejected the visa application of Nelson aged care worker Nithin Mankeel's son after he was diagnosed with autism.

"On Earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other," said the pope said, lamenting lack of care for children, the poor and immigrants.

Being exploited left three workers traumatised and facing financial hardship, an advocate said after their former boss was sentenced.

A husband who claimed he didn't know consent was required has failed in his bid to remain in New Zealand and will be deported to India upon his prison release.

US diplomats have yet to raise the matter of migration with MFAT after being directed to do so by the Trump administration.

It took only a few hours for the president to turn what he called "an act of evil, and an act of terror" into a full-blown argument for a crackdown on immigration.

Analysis: It's been a seven-year court battle for the former kickboxer who used a false passport and smuggled drugs into the country.

But Karel Sroubek could still bring a judicial review of a humanitarian appeal.

A tribunal has found Chinese-media outlet Skykiwi did not discriminate against an Auckland forum user because of her political opinion when it deactivated her online blogging account.

An immigration lawyer is sounding the alarm, saying changes to the Immigration Act will put vulnerable migrants at greater risk.

One expat says his wages as a dishwasher in Australia earned more than his university-qualified technician role back home.

Beauty salons and nail parlours are in the sights of immigration staff and labour inspectors after fears some are linked to organised crime and money laundering operations.

Erica Stanford says some employers aren't working with MSD to find job-seeking locals first, but an adviser says the rules are too unclear. Audio

Lawyers say elderly couples married for more than 50 years and applying for visas are being asked to prove their relationship is real with WhatsApp chats.

Immigration NZ receives 1000 doctored photos a week - about one in 20.

A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months' home detention with six months' post-detention conditions following a major investigation into a long-running immigration fraud scheme.