The wife of the Taieri farm worker risks being deported after the failure of the work visa application

She is a nurse, she is a herd manager at a dairy farm in Taieri and has a degree in commerce

but the future of Harjinder (Harrie) and Pawandeep Chander is threatened while Pawandeep is at risk. to be expelled to India

. Immigration New Zealand ruled her husband's job "less qualified" and refused her work visa application.

With the support of Harjinder's employer, Mark Adam, the couple is fighting for it to stay in the country they love

Yesterday, while they were were preparing to seek legal advice, the couple admitted that the news was stressful and stressful.

Moving to New Zealand for a better life, Harjinder, 28, was working in the kiwifruit industry before responding Adam's advertisement for a dairy farm worker

He came to Woodside with only a little bag and no knowledge of the industry, but he had a good attitude, Adam said

"Everyone who comes here loves Harrie … happy to let him run t he closes and will do Other things … Every year, Adam was frustrated to have to review Harjinder's position – which was a requirement – so that he could get a work visa In December 2016, Harjinder married Pawandeep, 24 years, in an arranged marriage in India attended by her boss

She came to New Zealand in August last year and Harjinder has never been so good.

An Immigration New Zealand letter dated June 22 indicated that Pawandeep's application for a Worker Partner Visa from a worker – received on March 28 had been denied.

A previous letter in May explained that she may not have been eligible as a partner who held a Essential Skills work visa.

The couple submitted further information, including letters of support, but Immigration New Zealand was not satisfied with the attenuated response.

the decision on the work visa application had expired, which means that Pawandeep was illegally in New Zealand, as of June 24, and liable to deportation.

She could appeal for humanitarian reasons within 42 days

workers and wanted to live in New Zealand, joking that he thought it was only Donald Trump who was separating the families.

It was obvious that immigrants were not wanted in the country, but there was plent Pawandeep could return to India and reapply, while fulfilling the necessary conditions for her to be able to work as a nurse in New Zealand.

The spokesperson for Business, Innovation and Employment said that an answer would be provided today.