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NZ denies 12yr old girl residency because of her Autism
DIR By: DaveLovesDee
Date: April 26, 2022, 4:27 pm
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Bastards.
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Re: NZ denies 12yr old girl residency because of her Autism
DIR By: Siouxie
Date: April 26, 2022, 6:29 pm
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> Bastards.
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HTML https://news.sky.com/story/girl-12-denied-residency-because-her-autism-does-not-meet-acceptable-standards-of-health-in-new-zealand-12599259
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I agree, it's totally wrong - they should have been given the
opportunity to provide proof that they could support her.
This story seems a little odd - I wonder when they applied for
Residency status (for themselves) - and if they included her at
the time of application? It seems strange that she has been
living in the Philippines (with her mother?) for 12 years.
NZ has a similar requirement to Canada on this. They would have
had to apply for her residency at the same time as they applied
for theirs, (presuming she was born beforehand) - and if she was
deemed not to meet the 'Health Requirements' then none of them
would have received residency.
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HTML https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_protect/@protrav/@ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_117428.pdf
> If you or any family member included in your application does
not have an acceptable standard of health, your application will
be declined, unless we grant you a medical waiver.
> For residence applications, we only consider medical waivers
if you meet all of the other requirements for
> approval of your application.
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Canada system has - Inadmissible due to Excessive Demand- for
family members of Permanent Residence applicants; unless the
family can show proof that they have the funds to provide the
extra medical costs necessary - it's quite complex to challenge
(but Canada give people the opportunity to do so - not sure if
NZ do).
For Canada:
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> April 20, 2021
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> The annual cost threshold figure for excessive demand on
health and social services has been updated. The average
Canadian per capita health and social services cost has
increased from $7,067 to $7,266, and 3 times that average has
been updated from $21,201 to $21,798.
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New Zealand (pdf)
HTML https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/media/health-requirements-factsheet.pdf
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Re: NZ denies 12yr old girl residency because of her Autism
DIR By: Pollyana
Date: June 11, 2022, 7:17 pm
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> I agree, it's totally wrong - they should have been given the
opportunity to provide proof that they could support her.
>
> This story seems a little odd - I wonder when they applied
for Residency status (for themselves) - and if they included her
at the time of application? It seems strange that she has been
living in the Philippines (with her mother?) for 12 years.
>
> NZ has a similar requirement to Canada on this. They would
have had to apply for her residency at the same time as they
applied for theirs, (presuming she was born beforehand) - and if
she was deemed not to meet the 'Health Requirements' then none
of them would have received residency.
>
>
> Canada system has - Inadmissible due to Excessive Demand- for
family members of Permanent Residence applicants; unless the
family can show proof that they have the funds to provide the
extra medical costs necessary - it's quite complex to challenge
(but Canada give people the opportunity to do so - not sure if
NZ do).
>
> For Canada:
> New Zealand (pdf)
HTML https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/media/health-requirements-factsheet.pdf
>
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I think New Zealand follows a similar path to Australia, which
has also seen children refused permanent residency due to
autism. The sticking point is that once the person gains
permanent residency, they are entitled to full Medicare
treatment - which is the national healthcare system, allowing
them a large amount of medical care paid for by the State. Even
if the parents show they have sufficient funds to cover any
needs the child might have, then once PR is granted they would
be able to access the same treatment as any other permanent
resident, and there would be no way of forcing the parents to
pay for the healthcare themselves.
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