The election of Donald Trump as America’s next president has sent shockwaves around the globe – and resulted in a rush of interest from Americans in emigrating to New Zealand. In the past 24 hours, the website of Immigration New Zealand (INZ) received 56,300 visits from the US – a huge rise on its daily average of 2,300. Within the same period, more than 7,000 Americans registered interest in moving to New Zealand, which is more than double the monthly average. The New Zealand Now website – which contains detailed information on living, working, studying and investing in New Zealand – received 70,500 visits from the US in the past 24 hours, or 69,000 more than its daily average. pic.twitter.com/YGEMxfy5TwIn the year to June, 1,288 Americans were approved to take up residence in New Zealand, 8,876 Americans were approved for work visas and 2,997 Americans successfully applied for student visas.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2016 01:07 UTC