N.Z.: Indian immigrant used loophole to beat system
May 18, 2009
An Indian immigrant who slipped into New Zealand using a loophole and a job offer from National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is allowed to stay here permanently.
The man told Immigration Service investigators he paid $2500 to an immigration agent then got a job offer from Mr Bakshi to support his application.
But when he arrived in 2003-04 he never worked for or met Mr Bakshi. He got residence and moved from Auckland to Tauranga, where he still lives.
The New Zealand Herald
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