Omer Hazer will have to return to Turkey, and possible military duty, after spending seven years studying and creating jobs in NZ.
Aucklander Sonam Sharma would love her mother to help with the baby, but mum was denied a visa.
Short of paperwork, Liz has struggled to prove she is a Kiwi resident.
Annual net migration rose in August as the numbers of foreign immigrants outpaced Kiwis leaving.
Mehaka Lee Te Puia was detained at Perth's immigration centre for nearly two years.
Around 90 refugees a year will head to the southern city.
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The Wall Street journal wrote: "Meet New Zealand's Justin Trudeau - except she's more like Trump on immigration".
A report from Stats NZ shows the population grew by 100,400 in the year ended June 2017.
About 70,000 New Zealanders were eligible when it opened on July 1.
The Government has decided to lower the incomes threshold to $41,538.
Mr Little said there would be "no significant economic impact" of slashing migrant numbers by 30,000.
Critics say it is already hard enough to source workers.
Abbey Looker says she was "treated like an absolute criminal".
Those wishing to apply need to have a taxable income of around $NZ56,000 a year.
Citizenship applicants normally need to spend 1,350 days in New Zealand.
Lin has been in New Zealand since 2005, when he arrived from Fiji on a false Hong Kong passport.
The Greens want NZ's refugee quota increased to 4000 people, at an extra cost of $350 million.
Yesterday, Labour announced they will cut immigration by 20,000 to 30,000 a year.
"It's no good having anyone off the street," says an aged care hospital manager.
Andrew Little says National has taken its eye off the ball on immigration and Labour "will get the balance right".
Every year 1100 Samoans are drawn from a ballot to apply to live in New Zealand.
The current rules for Samoans wanting to shift here don't work, writes Barbara Dreaver.
Statistics New Zealand says the population is set to rise by one million in the next 20 years, fuelled largely by immigration.
The make-up of New Zealand's population in 2038 has been investigated by Statistics New Zealand.
Mr Peters shares his views on why he think the immigration rate should be cut substantially, and what requirements there should be for new migrants.
Mr Peters told Q+A mass migration is being allowed in New Zealand without the benefits being fully proven.
Subsidies for Kiwis living in Australia are set to be withdrawn next year.
Spokesperson for Bill English says Malcolm Turnbull has given him an assurance.
The Labour leader says "citizenship is even further out of reach for Kiwis" in Australia.
