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100 _aAyallo, Irene
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245 _aIntersections of immigration law and family violence :
_bexploring barriers for ethnic migrant and refugee background women
_cIrene Ayallo
260 _bAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers,
_c2021
500 _aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2021, 33(4): 55-64
520 _aIntroduction: Action on family violence1 remains a policy priority for the New Zealand government. Accordingly, this article explores the Immigration New Zealand’s Victims of Family Violence (VFV) visa. Specifically, it explores possible barriers preventing MELAA2 cultural groups from utilizing the VFV visa. Approach: The discussion is based on administrative immigration data, gathered by Immigration New Zealand (INZ), on applicants for VFV visas between July 2010 and March 2021. Findings: Over the last 10 years, INZ received 1,947 applications for the VFV Visa. People of Asian (40%) and Pacific (38%) backgrounds made most of these applications, with India, Fiji, China, the Philippines, and Tonga making up the top five source countries. MELAA communities made only 11% of the total VFV visa applications. Applicants from South Africa, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, and Argentina made up the top five source MELAA countries. Analyses showed that MELAA applications were mostly work-type visas. Implications: Data presented shows that the VFV visa is still underutilised within these communities. Possible reasons for these notable outcomes are explored in this article, with suggestions for remediating strategies for barriers preventing MELAA communities from utilising the VFV visa. This article concludes that more research is required to gain an in- depth understanding of the specific cultural contexts within which these women engage with this visa. (Author's abstract). Record #7719
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 0 _aETHNIC COMMUNITIES
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650 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE
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650 0 _aIMMIGRATION LAW
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aMIGRANTS
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650 _aREFUGEES
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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773 0 _tAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2021, 33(4): 55-64
830 _aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work
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856 _uhttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/913/780
_yRead article
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