New Zealand hikes immigration fees

AHMEDABAD: The immigration services of the New Zealand government will hike its fees by 16.7 per cent from July 2. A press statement in this regard was issued by the department of labor.

The department claims that the increase in fees is because of the services delivered at the immigration services' office. New Zealand's immigration fees will remain broadly comparable to competitor countries, according to the official release.

But here is some good news around 80 percent of visitors will not be affected by the increase as most travel visa free.

The department also released the recently selected expression of interest (EOI) list under the Migrant Investment Category and Investor 2 category.

The department selected 583 EOIs representing involving 1,241 applicants. These selected individuals will now undergo preliminary verification. India accounts for 27 per cent of the total applicants from across the world and is the highest with Philippines constituting 10.6 per cent.