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The couple have two children who were born in New Zealand but are not entitled to New Zealand citizenship. [6] After being arrested, Teitiota applied for refugee or protected person status, which was declined by an immigration official. [7] Teitiota appealed the decision of the immigration official to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal,
The Immigration and Protection Tribunal is a specialist, independent tribunal established in New Zealand under the Immigration Act 2009 with jurisdiction to hear appeals and applications regarding residence class visas, deportation, and claims to be recognised as a refugee or as a protected person.
The New Zealand Refugee Status Appeals Authority or RSAA, was an independent authority that heard the appeals of people who had been declined refugee status by the Refugee Status Branch of the New Zealand Immigration Service. It was established in 1991, and was replaced by the Immigration and Protection Tribunal in 2010.
As a result of the Tribunal's report into the claim, in 1987 the government made Te Reo Māori an official language of New Zealand, and established the Maori Language Commission to foster it. The pivotal issue considered by the Tribunal was whether a language could be considered a "treasure" or "taonga", and thus protected by the Treaty.
Crown lawyer Robert Kirkness defended the department's decision, citing New Zealand's COVID-19 border restrictions. [108] On 23 November, the High Court ruled against Immigration NZ's decision to cease processing Afghan interpreters' visas due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for not making humanitarian grounds following the Taliban takeover. [109]
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The Minister of Immigration is responsible for leading the policy and strategic direction of the New Zealand immigration system and setting the rules and criteria for the granting of visas and entry permission, and making decisions in individual cases. The Minister of Immigration receives operational support from Immigration New Zealand, which ...
This is a list of the substantive decisions of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand. It is organised in order of the year the case was handed down. It is organised in order of the year the case was handed down.