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Hi team,
My question is this.. ?Will the fact that we're married make her application easier? and whats the best way to go about it?
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I read this article in the NZ Herald on the plane back from NZ and thought it might be relevant to this discussion.
Immigrant married to a Kiwi, but jailed for 36 hours
5:00AM Wednesday March 28, 2007
By Simon O'Rourke
Anita Moon back in her Patumahoe salon with husband Rangi after she was released from jail. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Two immigration officers, backed by two police officers, told a hairdresser to stop rinsing her client's hair before interrogating her about her marriage and residency status and throwing her in jail for 36 hours.
But the Department of Labour has defended its actions, saying the woman had been unlawfully in New Zealand for more than two years and was working illegally.
Last Tuesday, English-born migrant Anita Moon, 50, was washing colour out of a customer's hair in Patumahoe when she was accosted by the authorities.
It was not until Thursday morning that she was released, after Port Waikato MP Paul Hutchison made inquiries with Immigration Minister Clayton Cosgrove.
"I had a bit of a nightmare time," Mrs Moon said.
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