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So what happens if you're a NZer who can not get a MIQ slot (which may have been more plentiful when you left), but your Visa in your current location is expiri

by Macha 5y ago

So what happens if you're a NZer who can not get a MIQ slot (which may have been more plentiful when you left), but your Visa in your current location is expiring?

aunty_helen 5y ago
You have to plead with the country you're in. Or apply for one of the emergency slots the week you have to leave (pretty difficult at the moment given the flight schedules). Or yano, deportation / imprisonment... There's not many good solutions in this case and it is very difficult to match a reservation spot with an airline ticket out.
- chii 5y ago
  > deportation isn't this what you'd want? deported back to your country? It's not like you could be denied entry at the airport, and deported back to the foreign country...
  - incompatible 5y ago
    Maybe they'd just leave you in prison until NZ is ready to take you back.
  - rafale 5y ago
    Deportation usually comes with long lasting restrictions on travel to the country you are getting kicked from. Hopefully, USCIS/ICE will use their brains in situations like this.
    - throaway46546 5y ago
      >Hopefully, USCIS/ICE will use their brains in situations like this. lol
  - aunty_helen 5y ago
    With deportation you're probably going to spend a few days in prision until they can sort you a flight out. Then as other commenters have mentioned, it's going to have some long lasting consequences. It will make a lot of the countries in the world require you to get a visa before entering (or even transiting), as in apply for a visa, spend 3-4 months dealing with embassies and spending a decent amount of money while you explain what happened and potentially be denied anyway.
    - xdennis 5y ago
      > It will make a lot of the countries in the world require you to get a visa before entering (or even transiting) I.e. you'll know what it's like not to have been born in a first world country.
- incompatible 5y ago
  You can come to Australia, as another option. I think the borders are open for NZers who can get a 444 visa (but don't take my word for it, double check with the government before booking a ticket).
philliphaydon 5y ago
As far as I’m concerned. They don’t care. Wife and I were leaving singapore and got emergency visa for her as we would be stranded in singapore with no where to live and MIQ didn’t care at all. Unless we were able to get a letter or proof we can’t stay in singapore we were not provided any assistance while MIQ was in lock down. Luckily Taiwan border opened up at the last minute and we were able to travel there instead. Basically the whole quarantine and MIQ is a massive cluster fuck mess. And you can’t even call anyone. You can only contact them via email.

by Macha 5y ago

So what happens if you're a NZer who can not get a MIQ slot (which may have been more plentiful when you left), but your Visa in your current location is expiring?

aunty_helen 5y ago

You have to plead with the country you're in. Or apply for one of the emergency slots the week you have to leave (pretty difficult at the moment given the flight schedules). Or yano, deportation / imprisonment... There's not many good solutions in this case and it is very difficult to match a reservation spot with an airline ticket out.

chii 5y ago
> deportation isn't this what you'd want? deported back to your country? It's not like you could be denied entry at the airport, and deported back to the foreign country...
- incompatible 5y ago
  Maybe they'd just leave you in prison until NZ is ready to take you back.
- rafale 5y ago
  Deportation usually comes with long lasting restrictions on travel to the country you are getting kicked from. Hopefully, USCIS/ICE will use their brains in situations like this.
  - throaway46546 5y ago
    >Hopefully, USCIS/ICE will use their brains in situations like this. lol
- aunty_helen 5y ago
  With deportation you're probably going to spend a few days in prision until they can sort you a flight out. Then as other commenters have mentioned, it's going to have some long lasting consequences. It will make a lot of the countries in the world require you to get a visa before entering (or even transiting), as in apply for a visa, spend 3-4 months dealing with embassies and spending a decent amount of money while you explain what happened and potentially be denied anyway.
  - xdennis 5y ago
    > It will make a lot of the countries in the world require you to get a visa before entering (or even transiting) I.e. you'll know what it's like not to have been born in a first world country.
incompatible 5y ago
You can come to Australia, as another option. I think the borders are open for NZers who can get a 444 visa (but don't take my word for it, double check with the government before booking a ticket).

philliphaydon 5y ago

As far as I’m concerned. They don’t care. Wife and I were leaving singapore and got emergency visa for her as we would be stranded in singapore with no where to live and MIQ didn’t care at all. Unless we were able to get a letter or proof we can’t stay in singapore we were not provided any assistance while MIQ was in lock down. Luckily Taiwan border opened up at the last minute and we were able to travel there instead. Basically the whole quarantine and MIQ is a massive cluster fuck mess. And you can’t even call anyone. You can only contact them via email.