Immigration

A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups are suing the Biden administration over President Joe Biden's recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern border.

The highest number of departures ever has been recorded and there's a warning from economists.

Families are fed up with delays and a lottery to allow their overseas parents to join them permanently.

The current median wait time was 29 days for standard passport applications and three days for urgent applications.

It effectively reneges on a commitment Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made to the government of New Zealand in 2022.

But Cabinet chose to retain the current settings, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says.

US President Joe Biden has ordered a halt to asylum processing at the border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold deemed excessive.

The actions are Biden's most aggressive unilateral move yet to control the numbers at the border.

With visa fees expected to rise, the Immigration Minister is refusing to explain where the government will find $100m a year.

More than 1200 people arrived to work in jobs connected to the recovery effort since last year's Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland floods, on a fees-free visa.

An urgent passport renewal for a Wellington DJ was processed normally, but there were privacy concerns.

A group of more than 40 refugees, charities and advocates want better protections for asylum seekers arriving by boat.

An upgrade to the passport system has caused a larger queue and slower processing time than expected.

More than half of 52,500 New Zealand citizens who left in the year ended March headed to Australia.

Stories of a man with a serious injury stuck overseas and a teenage athlete who could not compete internationally have emerged due to passport delays.

People smugglers are being warned to back off after 25 Bangladeshi men were denied entry to New Zealand.