> My main criticism of the government was that they have been unnecessarily strict in issuing resident visas. They also could have been clearer about how long p

> My main criticism of the government was that they have been unnecessarily strict in issuing resident visas. They also could have been clearer about how long people on temporary visas could extend them. They made a booboo :( There was a change to ARC which affected me. My wife and I married in Taiwan. When we move back to Taiwan (From Singapore) september last year, I had difficulty getting my ARC due to Taiwan requiring a Marriage certificate from New Zealand. The issue is, in NZ/AU/UK if you marry in another country that is legally recognized you cannot get married again. So it's not possible to fly to NZ, get married, and get a 2nd marriage cert. After 3 months apparently enough people were affected by this that these countries (and some others) were put on an exemption list. Then I needed my criminal record, which took a while cos NZ>Auckland went into lockdown and a 2 week process took 2 months. :( Got my ARC card 2 weeks ago.