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Ankur Sabharwal

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Auckland
As seen in: Indian Weekender, Manawatū Standard, Stuff.co.nz, The Kākā by Bernard Hickey, The Nelson Mail, The Timaru Herald, Times Now News, 1News, The Post (Wellington), The Waikato Times, Taupo Times (New Zealand)
Covers:  Immigration
Doesn't Cover: Non-immigration topics
NZ immigration adviser | Director - Visa Matters Ltd | Clients from 50+ countries helped | muckrack.com/ankur-sabharwal

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Ankur Sabharwal’s Biography

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Ankur Sabharwal is a licensed New Zealand immigration adviser and the director of Visa Matters. He holds a Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Immigration Advice from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, where he graduated as a top student and is the only immigration adviser profiled on the institute’s official website.

A regular media contributor, Ankur has written dozens of immigration columns for Stuff since 2020 and has appeared on TVNZ, radio, and in national newspapers. His commentary has also…

Ankur Sabharwal’s Journalist Portfolio

'Welcome to our Churn and Burn economy'

'Welcome to our Churn and Burn economy'

40 migrants pay for jobs via rushed AEWV scheme, then crammed into 3-bed house with no work & one shower; Tem…

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Immigration NZ 'assessing' YouTuber IShowSpeed's visa compliance

Immigration NZ 'assessing' YouTuber IShowSpeed's visa compliance

In a statement to 1News, Immigration New Zealand said a person "cannot work in New Zealand while holding a vi…

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The Post

The Post

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The Waikato Times

The Waikato Times

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IShowSpeed Investigated In New Zealand For Possible Visa Breach | DETAILS

IShowSpeed Investigated In New Zealand For Possible Visa Breach | DETAILS

Speed, also known as IShowSpeed, whose actual name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr., has been traveling across New…

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'Those spending cuts will go into the bone'

'Those spending cuts will go into the bone'

Health specialists call for independent inquiry into funding, saying Lester Levy's plans for $1.4 billion of …

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Articles

The Post

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By Ankur Sabharwal
| The Post (Wellington)
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Here’s How To Avoid Being Declined A Visa

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By Ankur Sabharwal
| Indian Weekender
I see a lot of clients who have been declined temporary visa applications to visit, study or work in New Zealand. Let me share some tips so that your friends and family members can avoid being declined temporary visas. How to avoid being declined a visitor visa The most common reason for people being declined visitor visa applications is what Immigration New Zealand (INZ) calls “bona fides”. Bona fides means: i) Can you show that you have genuine reasons for visiting New Zealand?
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Good Times For Employers Of Migrant Workers

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By Ankur Sabharwal
| Indian Weekender
Life just got easier for employers wanting to hire migrants on Accredited Employer work visas. Starting this month, employers no longer need to pay the median wage (formerly $29.66/hour) to new employees hired under this visa category. Now they only need to pay the “market rate” – which could be as low as the minimum wage for low-skilled occupations.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing this piece: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/prosper/advice/123384348/government-policy-is-costing-highperforming-migrants-their-jobs

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By phone or email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Nov 2020

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