Immigration NZ are on the back foot over their issuing of holiday visas for war criminals…
Immigration New Zealand process for visitor visa applications from Israel
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has not enacted any new policies for processing visitor visa applications from Israeli or Palestinian nationals.
…they are talking out both sides of their mouth, they are lying, they have changed the process because they admit it later in the press release…
Since the conflict between Israel and Hamas started, INZ has put in place processes to ensure consistency and priority allocation for any applications received for people living in these locations. Palestinian and Israeli nationals can apply for any visa category they meet the requirements for. We will continue to prioritise the processing of applications for people impacted by the conflict.
…right, so nothing has changed recently, but they did make the changes at the start of the conflict, so they are attempting to weed out war criminals from holidaying in NZ.
This is good, but it’s not good enough!
We have had our work visa abused by Israel. It is being used to allow IDF members who may have been involved in war crimes to relax and chill out here.
That flies in the face of every value we have as a liberal progressive democracy.
New Zealand should not be a rest and recreation holiday destination for war criminals!
The move to hunt down war criminals visiting New Zealand is righteous and Immigration NZ are now being forced to do the same by requesting the specific times of an Israeli’s military service, if they are heading here after committing war crimes in the current genocide, they shouldn’t be allowed in and clearly that’s what Immigration NZ are now doing…
In the second questionnaire, they were asked:
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- “Have you been associated with any intelligence service or group, or law enforcement agency?”
- “Have you been associated with any group or organization that has used or promoted violence or human rights abuses to further their aims?”
- “Have you committed or been involved in war crimes, crimes against humanity, or human rights abuses?”
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Those who can’t disclose details of their military service due to security concerns are not exempt from filling out the questionnaire; as a result, they are unable to complete it and obtain a visa.
…New Zealand is not a holiday destination for war criminals…
At least one soldier who served in Gaza during the ongoing war against Hamas has been denied entry to New Zealand. He said that this was a direct result of his answers to the questionnaire, while noting that he said he had not been involved in war crimes in Gaza.
Australia has been operating a similar policy, and at least two Israelis have been denied entry as a result.
New Zealand’s Immigration Authority (INZ), reached for comment, did not deny the details of this report, but said that serving in the current war did not automatically disqualify Israelis from entering the country.
…Immigration NZ is forcing the issue even as the ACT Party and NZF defend Israeli aggression.
We should not be a holiday destination for war criminals to chill out so they can catch their breath eh?
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