Photo: Christine O'ConnorThe Tibetan government in exile has called on Immigration New Zealand to extend the visa of a Tibetan man who faces deportation after INZ questioned the validity of his marriage to a Dunedin woman. Dorjee and Patricia Tsering married in India in September last year, within days of meeting each other. On Monday, Thuten Kesang, Honorary Secretary of the Office of Tibet in New Zealand, wrote a letter of support for the Tserings. ''It is up to the Immigration Department to advise them on the best way to go about getting it [a visa] legally ... she is married to a Tibetan, and from a Tibetan perspective they are legally married.'' ''The ultimate aim of Patricia and Dorjee is to settle in New Zealand and make a life for themselves here, which is a natural thing to do for any married couple,'' the letter said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 05, 2017 16:16 UTC