From June 10th, 2019 you will be able to apply for E-1 and E2 visas. Find out more about this new visa category to the right and below. We are Rocking a New Visa: What are E-1 and E-2 visas? Treaty Trader (E-1) and Treaty Investor (E-2) visas are for citizens of countries with which ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Visas
| Tags: e-1 visa, e-2 visa, evisa, Treaty Investor, Treaty Trader, Visa
U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown The horror of the senseless terrorist attacks perpetrated in Christchurch cannot be overstated. The innocent victims (may peace be upon them), who were doing nothing more than exercising their freedom to worship, will never be forgotten. The murderers who assaulted these houses of faith in Christchurch attacked all of us – our ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 March, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, President of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Ambassador Scott Brown, Chch, Christchurch, Gail Brown, Kia kaha
This is the only official U.S. government Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website for applying for ESTA:
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/ . If at any time, you are being asked to pay more than the equivalent of U.S. $14.00, then you are not at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
website . The fee is comprised of two parts: ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 27 June, 2018 | Categories:
News, Non Immigrant Visas, Notification, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: Department of Homeland Security, DHS, ESTA, scam, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Visa Waiver Program
By Dolores Prin, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Wellington. My brother-in-law is crazy about turtles. I’m not sure why, or when his passion for the weird reptiles began, but through the years it has given his friends and family an easy out for gift-giving on every occasion. John will always be happy with a turtle-adorned, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 June, 2019 | Categories:
Environment, News
| Tags: Sea Turtle, Turtle, World Sea Turtle Day
NASA’s aircraft SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is in Christchurch and is offering you one chance to tour, between 11am and 3pm on Saturday July 20. The last boarding time is 2:30pm. Find out all the details, including when tickets are available, for a free tour on
Eventbrite . What is SOFIA? The Flying Observatory ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 12 June, 2019 | Categories:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Christchurch, NASA, SOFIA
Press Release. United States Ambassador Scott Brown is delighted to join New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, in announcing the full implementation of the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act. “From next Monday, June 10, eligible Kiwis will be able to get online and apply for a new class ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, News, Press Releases
| Tags: evisa, Kiwi Act, U.S. Ambassador Brown
By U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown.
NZ Herald op-ed . If there’s one thing my time in Aotearoa has underscored for me is how engaged Kiwis are in the world. Kiwis love to travel. The great OE is almost a rite of passage. New Zealanders travel for pleasure and they travel for business. Thousands of New Zealanders use our ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 June, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, News, Visas
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, evisa, Kiwi
From ICE.GOV. WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized changes to fees charged by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to international students, exchange visitors and SEVP-certified schools. The new fees will take effect June 24, 2019. The fees are an estimate of the current and projected costs to fund SEVP operations, including ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 June, 2019 | Categories:
Education, News
| Tags: ICE, Student and Exchange Visitor Program, The Department of Homeland Security
