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BRADEN FASTIER / Things
A 10-year-old girl living in Nelson faces deportation from New Zealand because her conditions would likely impose significant costs on New Zealand’s special education services.
A 10-year-old girl faces deportation from New Zealand, despite the fact that her parents offered to pay for help with her special school needs.
The girl who Stuff He has chosen not to name for privacy reasons, he has lived in Nelson with his parents for about two years.
His parents have work permits valid for two more years.
The girl was told that she would be living illegally in New Zealand as of Saturday and that she would have to return home.
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Nelson MP Nelson Dr. Nick Smith says he is appalled at the prospect of the girl having to return home without her parents due to her special needs.
Nelson’s deputy, Nick Smith, is seeking an urgent review of his case, saying it is terrible that he is facing separation from his parents.
The girl’s student visa was rejected earlier this year after she was diagnosed with autism spectrum and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, special needs that required up to two hours of additional support each day at school.
The girl’s original application was rejected because she was not “of an acceptable level of health” and was not eligible for a medical exemption.
The parents requested a reconsideration in May, but it was rejected this month.
The Immigration Service wrote to the girl on September 1, rejecting her request for reconsideration of her student visa because she was receiving support from the Continuing Resources Program (ORS) of the Ministry of Education.
That was despite her parents offering to fund the additional support of approximately $ 120 per week.
NZ Immigration informed the girl that her provisional visa would expire on September 25.
He advised that he “should make arrangements to leave New Zealand” before this time, after which he would be living here illegally.
The latest decision noted that the family’s financial ability to support and the intention to provide homeschooling did not influence whether an applicant was unlikely to impose significant costs on New Zealand special education services.
“[The child’s] the health condition requires levels of support and is likely to still impose significant funding for special education services. “
Talking to Stuff On Thursday, the girl’s mother said, despite the reduction in time, the family still hoped for an outcome in their favor.
However, if the decision was rejected, the boy will return to his home country to live with his grandparents, he said.
The girl was attending elementary school in Nelson and her principal had advocated for her.
The director said the girl received up to two hours a day of support that the family had offered to pay to minimize government-funded costs.
“It should not be about politics; I am sure that when the minister has the opportunity to review the request, he will see that the case is more about human rights issues and consequently he will make the right decision.
The mother said the girl had received a lot of support from her teachers and friends at school in the meantime.
Smith had been informed of the boy’s situation by the family and the school and had written to the associate minister for immigration, Poto Williams, requesting an urgent review.
He was “dismayed” that a 10-year-old girl faced the possibility of leaving the country alone when her visa ran out because she had special needs.
“This is a humble, hard-working family … that is extremely distraught that their son has become illegal.”
“This child should not be put in the position of being in New Zealand illegally and given a three-week notice to leave.”
“It is not reasonable to expect a 10-year-old to leave the country without his mom and dad.”
The NZ Immigration website stated that in most cases, individuals have 42 days from the date they became responsible for deportation to appeal against deportation on humanitarian grounds to the Immigration and Protection Court after become illegal.
During this appeal period, they cannot be deported from the country, unless they agree to waive their appeal rights.
The Immigration Service has been contacted for comment.
