New Zealand Offers Permanent Visas to Those at Mosques During Attacks
Evening prayers at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, a day after its reopening last month.CreditAdam Dean for The New York Times
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Evening prayers at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, a day after its reopening last month.CreditCreditAdam Dean for The New York Times
By Charlotte Graham-McLay
April 23, 2019
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand is offering permanent residency to all of those who were at two mosques in Christchurch last month when a terrorist killed 50 people, as well as to the victims’ and survivors’ immediate relatives, the country’s immigration minister said on Tuesday.
The move, which the New Zealand immigration agency estimated would cover about 190 people, followed public pleas from survivors and family members of the victims for certainty about their immigration status. Many of them have temporary work or study visas.
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