An open letter to Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand Now - Immigration NZ
Every year there are thousands of people who are excited to enter New Zealand with WORKING HOLIDAY VISA, to have an adventure in New Zealand.
This year because of the pandemic, many who already applied for the visa and paid for it, failed to enter New Zealand before the lockdown, so they are really upset about it.
They understand that during this pandemic, it is impossible to request New Zealand to open the border as to protect New Zealand from the virus infection.
All they request is to extend the visa expiry date so they could enter New Zealand after the pandemic is over.
Many of them emailed the immigration department since March but until the last day of 2020, there is no solution or answer to their situation.
Some of their visa already expired while most of them will be expiring soon in the coming month of January.
This cause huge disappointment to them as when the visa expired, they are not able to apply again.
I had been to New Zealand in 2015 for working holiday and it was one of my best moment in my life, I even made a series of youtube video to explain about it.
Furthermore, I organised a lot of sharing talks to share my experience to the public and I even published a Book about it.
So that's why I have to write this letter, to urge New Zealand Government give a chance to those who applied successfully this year.
Some of them even tried for many years before success to grab a slot this year and some of them are over 30 years old on next year.
So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, Sincerely hope that New Zealand Government can hear from us.
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