By Sam Smith on Stuff…
Controversial US speaker and political commentator Candace Owens has had her visa application approved after initially being denied entry into New Zealand.
Associate Minister of Immigration Chris Penk has granted Owens a visa following a request for ministerial intervention.
A spokesperson for Penk told Stuff that Owens requested intervention from the Associate Minister of Immigration to exercise his discretion and grant her a visa.
“The Minister made his decision after considering representations made to him, including the importance of free speech,” the spokesperson said.
Owens had her Entertainers Work Visa application turned down initially in November due to her being banned from Australia…
Read the full story on Stuff here.
Read what the Tax Payers Union, which urged Immigration NZ to allow Owens to visit, had to say on Owens’ visa being approved here.
