Citizenship grant requires benefit ‘well outside the norm’: lawyer
Minister could have waived rules for billionaire Peter Thiel but there is a high threshold for that discretion.
Granting of citizenship to individuals who do not qualify under the law would require circumstances “well outside the norm,” an immigration law specialist says.
“The last thing you want internationally is New Zealand’s passport being known as up for sale,” says Mark Williams of law firm Lane
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Tim Hunter
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
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Citizenship grant requires benefit ‘well outside the norm’: lawyer
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