Auckland (Kanwalpreet Kaur Pannu) - Hon. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern, offshore stuck temporary visa holders need your immediate attention and a statement of assurance for the return.
Ranjna Sharma is a post-study work visa holder currently stuck in India. She came to New Zealand in 2018 to study Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, level 8.
Ranjna went to India on 19 February 2020 to meet her family, mainly to see her sick mother. She had her return ticket booked for 27 March 2020, but NZ imposed a border ban on all non-citizens and non-permanent residents entering New Zealand.
"I have invested in my education in New Zealand, and a post-study work visa is my right. I could not use 21 months of my visa and ended up with financial difficulties. My future is uncertain. I have a five-year-old son who needs to go to school in NZ. Migrants stuck offshore are badly affected. We are migrants, not a virus, and we are fully vaccinated. Please call us back", says Ranjna Sharma