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Sri Lankan Woman Stuck in Cook Islands

Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been trapped in the Cook Islands for three years after her visa application was rejected. Unable to secure a transit visa from New Zealand or Australia, she faces challenges returning home due to immigration rules.

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Hiru News - English2h agoVisa rejections leave Sri Lankan woman trapped in Cook Islands
Daily Mirror21h agoI’ve been stuck on a tiny Pacific island for years and can’t get a transit visa to fly home

Summary

Ranasingha had been hoping to settle in New Zealand. Now New Zealand is refusing to issue her a transit visa that would allow her to fly home to Sri Lanka. Three applications for a New Zealand transit visa were rejected.

Summarised from Hiru News - English

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Ruchira Ranasingha
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South Pacific
Sri Lanka
Cook Islands
New Zealand
Australia
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