19 Jun 2019

Death threats, abuse as immigration visa delays continue

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 19 June 2019

Frustration at visa delays of up to seven months and lack of communication from Immigration New Zealand is boiling over in India.

Immigration advisers there say they are receiving death threats and abuse from clients struggling with long visa processing delays.

And they say families dealing with long separations are on the verge of breakdown.

RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett has more.