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	<title>Avalon&#039;s Guide: Emigrate to New Zealand &#187; Family Sponsorship</title>
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	<description>There is no &#34;One True Path&#34; to emigrating.</description>
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		<title>Immigration Updates.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/11/immigration-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/11/immigration-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting to New Zealand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Agents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Medicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parent Sponsorship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4653</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s actually been quite a lot happening on the immigration front here &#8211; I&#8217;e just been too lazy (and too depressed by it all) to blog about it. So Instead of writing an stream of rather sad and depressing posts &#8211; I decided to do it in one short sharp shock, and write an update [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/07/please-do-not-ask-me-for-immigration-advice/' rel='bookmark' title='Please do not ask me for immigration advice.'>Please do not ask me for immigration advice.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/09/why-are-licenced-immigration-agents-still-guarenteeing-visas/' rel='bookmark' title='Why are Licenced Immigration Agents STILL guaranteeing visas?'>Why are Licenced Immigration Agents STILL guaranteeing visas?</a></li>
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		<title>Congratulations to Mum and Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/congratulations-to-mum-and-dad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/congratulations-to-mum-and-dad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[irrv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permanent Residency]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=3927</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, my mum and dad got thier passports back with thier &#8220;permanent&#8221; permanent residence visas in them. Just one more to go in about 7 months for my brother and then we are done with Immigration for good! Related posts:INZ &#8211; what are they drinking down there? Immigration New Zealand is still misleading people about [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/01/immigration-new-zealand-is-still-misleading-people-about-work-to-residence-visas/' rel='bookmark' title='Immigration New Zealand is still misleading people about Work To Residence Visas.'>Immigration New Zealand is still misleading people about Work To Residence Visas.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/why-is-the-inz-website-so-difficult-to-use/' rel='bookmark' title='Why is the INZ website so difficult to use?'>Why is the INZ website so difficult to use?</a></li>
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		<title>Glad my family is through this nightmare already.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/02/glad-my-family-is-through-this-nightmare-already/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/02/glad-my-family-is-through-this-nightmare-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Medicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent Retirement Visa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent Sponsorship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=3495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wealthy parents jump the queue Ally Wang wants to work fulltime but says she can&#8217;t do so until her parents Zhi and Ying Xu are given residency and can help look after her son Kevin and daughter Cathy. New immigration schemes aimed at wealthy retirees have attracted 27 applicants who are prepared to invest a [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/10/how-do-you-split-up-a-family/' rel='bookmark' title='How do you split up a family?'>How do you split up a family?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/03/how-to-sponsor-your-family-into-new-zealand-part-1/' rel='bookmark' title='How to sponsor your family into New Zealand Part 1'>How to sponsor your family into New Zealand Part 1</a></li>
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		<title>Scary lack of info about Immigration</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/02/scary-lack-of-info-about-immigration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/02/scary-lack-of-info-about-immigration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adult Sibling Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent Sponsorship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=3468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An article out today says that the Chinese are topping the number of applications for immigration to New Zealand under the family scheme - For the third consecutive year, China has topped Immigration NZ&#8217;s parent and sibling/adult child stream, with 1632, and a further 1264 others qualifying through the parent policy. Now, I didnt really [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/08/when-compassion-should-be-automatic/' rel='bookmark' title='When compassion should be automatic.'>When compassion should be automatic.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/02/glad-my-family-is-through-this-nightmare-already/' rel='bookmark' title='Glad my family is through this nightmare already.'>Glad my family is through this nightmare already.</a></li>
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		<title>Found an interesting comment at the Residence Review Board</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/09/found-an-interesting-comment-at-the-residence-review-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/09/found-an-interesting-comment-at-the-residence-review-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emigrate to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=2844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was looking at the case of the &#8220;people smuggler&#8221; (and I use the term loosely as while I may have agreed with INZ &#8211; I think its a bit OTT to be honest) &#8211; I had a quick trawl through some of the other cases at the RRB. This one caught my eye [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/03/so-how-exactly-did-we-get-residence-for-my-brother-so-quickly-part-3/' rel='bookmark' title='So, how exactly did we get residence for my brother so quickly? Part 3.'>So, how exactly did we get residence for my brother so quickly? Part 3.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/03/so-how-exactly-did-we-get-residence-for-my-brother-so-quickly-part-2/' rel='bookmark' title='So, how exactly did we get residence for my brother so quickly? Part 2.'>So, how exactly did we get residence for my brother so quickly? Part 2.</a></li>
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		<title>Upgrades to Avalon&#8217;s Blog done :)</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/09/upgrades-to-avalons-blog-done/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/09/upgrades-to-avalons-blog-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Book and Website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Family Sponsorship Saga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avalon's Guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avalon's Guide E-Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=2725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hubby has reminded me just how much he loathes coding &#8211; and was only calmed down my copious amounts of Tea, Chocolate and Top Gear yesterday while he battled to do the things I wanted him to do to the blog. Mostly it was a case of de-cluttering and tidying things up. It&#8217;s amazing how [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/07/a-dance-with-dragons-half-price/' rel='bookmark' title='A Dance With Dragons &#8211; Half price'>A Dance With Dragons &#8211; Half price</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/01/you-can-now-review-avalons-guide-on-amazon/' rel='bookmark' title='You can now review Avalon&#8217;s Guide on Amazon.'>You can now review Avalon&#8217;s Guide on Amazon.</a></li>
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		<title>An amusing reply</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/an-amusing-reply/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/an-amusing-reply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emigrate to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=2492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mum and dad recently sent out a &#8220;we have been here a year&#8221; email to their friends back in the UK. This was a reply to that email: No Clotted Cream No Scones No Gold Top No Frozen Veg 15 miles to the nearest shop No proper Weetabix Good bread though for Dad, but he [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/07/amusing-lift-buttons/' rel='bookmark' title='Amusing lift buttons'>Amusing lift buttons</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/01/where-can-i-buy-uk-food-from-in-new-zealand/' rel='bookmark' title='Where can I buy UK food from in New Zealand.'>Where can I buy UK food from in New Zealand.</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>In any country you get idiots working in Immigration</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/in-any-country-you-get-idiots-working-in-immigration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/in-any-country-you-get-idiots-working-in-immigration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emigrate to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZIS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=2465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t know whether to laugh or cry when i saw Nadene Ghouri&#8217;s story come up on my Google news alert this morning. Nadene was born and raised in Britain, and want to bring in her Kiwi husband to live with her there. They married in New Zealand a few months ago, but are planning [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/08/customs-and-immigration-a-messy-mix/' rel='bookmark' title='Customs and Immigration &#8211; a dodgy mix.'>Customs and Immigration &#8211; a dodgy mix.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/09/finally%e2%80%93something-goes-right-for-us-at-immigration/' rel='bookmark' title='Finally – something goes right for us at Immigration.'>Finally – something goes right for us at Immigration.</a></li>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not just us plebs that have trouble getting into NZ.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/its-not-just-us-plebs-that-have-trouble-getting-into-nz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/06/its-not-just-us-plebs-that-have-trouble-getting-into-nz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NZIS & Immigration issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emigrate to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moving to New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NZIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parent Sponsorship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=2461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the papers are talking about the fact that the amazing Richard O&#8217;Brien cant emigrate to New Zealand, despite that fact that he actually grew up here from the age of ten, and his family is still here. Seems he didn&#8217;t get Citizenship before he left in his 20&#8242;s to go to London, and create [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/06/the-auditor-generals-report/' rel='bookmark' title='The Auditor General’s Report on Immigration New Zealand is out.'>The Auditor General’s Report on Immigration New Zealand is out.</a></li>
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		<title>A ritual cleansing of Immigration Paperwork.</title>
		<link>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/04/a-ritual-cleansing-of-immigration-paperwork/</link>
		<comments>http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/04/a-ritual-cleansing-of-immigration-paperwork/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Avalon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Family Sponsorship Saga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Medicals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=2243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The amount of paperwork generated by having to fight INZ was truly scary, and was taking up space in my filing cabinet that was better used for other things. Like Toilet Paper. So, to say goodbye to the past 18 months, we have just had a ritual burning of all the crap. We have kept [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2009/09/how-to-get-promoted-in-immigration-new-zealand/' rel='bookmark' title='How to get promoted in Immigration New Zealand?'>How to get promoted in Immigration New Zealand?</a></li>
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