Hearing impaired child, refused entry even with parents job offer!!!

I cant answer what your chances are but I think part of the problem is the social welfare system here.  Your child having a disability will qualify him for all sorts of government benefits down the road if you stay long enough in NZ. At 16 children with disability qualify for weekly benefits which is around $240 at the moment. They probably look at your situation as someone thats going to cost the system later on.

But before you consider moving here I highly recommend you check the school system he will be attending.  My stepdaughter has a very mild case of spina befida and is like your son almost normal. She's just a little slow learning. When I visited her school I was shocked they had a seperate building with a huge sign that I believe read "Disabled Hall" something like that advertising these children in there were different. Worse it was located right there at the gate as you enter the school grounds.  She was rarely allowed to take classes with the mainstream and had all her lessons in this building. It was so different from schools in the USA where children in wheelchairs, amputees, down syndrom, etc are mixed with the mainstream. I think because of all the years she was isolated and in a way branded as a disabled person she has a real issue socializing like normal children.   

Good luck with your appeal if you decide to proceed.

Hi Funkyplummer,

There was a case of an skilled obese american worker who was denied NZ residency because of her weight. This happened in 2009. Apart from that I remember a similar case in Australia where a German Doctor and his family were denied residency because of his child's disability. He also appealed there, but don't know what the outcome was.
Hopefully it may work out for your family, but I think it will be tough. They are very strict with these kind of matters. Might depend on your immigration's advisor's skills and a portion of luck.

Cheers
Bram

After the media got a hold of the story the pressure was on and they were finally granted residency. Here is the link to the story.

cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/australia.down/index.html?eref=rss_world

Before you consider appealing the decision perhaps you should re-examine your reasons for moving to New Zealand and whether or not your son will thrive there, especially as he's attending mainstream school in the UK and may be doing perfectly well there at present.

What are your prime motivations for emigrating and have you visited the country?

quick update, recieved a letter from appeal board today upholding our appeal...........application has been sent to london but not sure what stage in process that puts us in.