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tehgerbil

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#281187 4-Feb-2021 15:22
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Following from a news article about a couple who were touring NZ, and have had their tourist visa extended several times are essentially applying to stay in NZ on humanitarian grounds and become asylum seekers until they are given the Vaccine in New Zealand as they in the 'at risk' category due to their older age.

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Ironically they're from the US who've already started vaccinating thousands of their public and don't want to risk travelling there unless they're vaccinated already. 

This is a very hairy question as it opens up a great many cans of worms. 

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  #2647163 4-Feb-2021 15:54
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tehgerbil:

 

Thank you for your opinions.

Do you think the Government should put a line in the sand and say extend all Visas until vaccinations are readily available to the public?

 

 

Given one of the first things Labour did once Winston was out the door was allow "trapped" unemployed migrants access to benefits I think that's pretty much what will happen...

 

I don't know if it will be explicit as a statement saying "You can all stay till you get the Jab" or whether Visas will just be continually pushed out ...

 

But there will be plenty of political blowback if the government starts to get called "heartless and cruel" for throwing out visitors into the raging worldwide COVID Pandemic...


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