Lengthy delays in partnership visa processing is being blamed for the considerable drop in tourism from India, in the last year
Lengthy delays in partnership visa processing is being blamed for the considerable drop in tourism from India, in the last year
8 July 2019
The decision to move processing hubs to Mumbai and Beijing has caused a growing backlog of partnership visa applications.
One 29-year-old student says his wife in India has been waiting months for Immigration to look at her visitor visa application.
Tourism NZ said the sector lost between 30 to 50-million-dollars over nine months to April, following an unexpected decline of visitors from India.
Tourist numbers from India were down almost 20 per cent in May compared to last year.
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