新西兰移民局过去的一个拒签的新闻至今令人记忆犹新，这则新闻的大体内容是：33岁的英国女子罗万·特莱西的体重竟然达131公斤。当她申请移民新西兰时，令她做梦也没想到的是，新西兰移民局竟然以“太胖”这个理由而拒绝了她的移民申请！
在罗万的申诉下，新西兰移民局给了她一次“悔改”的机会：即，她必须在当年的圣诞节前减重10公斤，唯有如此，她的移民申请才有可能获批。但是，罗万没有达到新西兰设定的这一标准，结果，她的移民申请再次被拒签了。
不过，这则看似荒唐的拒签决定，却得到了大部分新西兰民众的支持，为么呢？因为，新西兰实行全民免费医疗保健制度，而支付新西兰全民医疗的费用则来自纳税人的税款，所以，如果,一旦英国女子罗万的移民申请获批？一旦她由于肥胖的原因而引发健康状况？那么，也就意味着：新西兰所有的纳税人将要为她的肥胖而“买单”？所以，这也就不奇怪，为何新西兰民众支持移民局的决定了。就此案件，新西兰移民局发言人如是道：“新西兰移民局绝不会引进那些潜在的消耗新西兰医疗资源的移民。”
除了上诉案例外，近期，在新西兰饱受争议的另一个案例是：来自南非的61岁的伊丽莎白•里本伯格（Elizabeth Liebenberg）移民申请案。在2009年，伊丽莎白在她女儿的担保下抵达新西兰，并以家庭团聚方式递交了“新西兰永久居民身份”（绿卡）的申请。此前，伊丽莎白的身体状况还算良好。 但是，去年8月，她被诊断出患有：肺炎，限制性肺病、中度主动脉狭窄、高血压，等一系列的疾患。
在伊丽莎白被确诊患病后，新西兰移民局拒签了她的“绿卡”申请。据此，新西兰移民官，罗斯•米克（Ruth Meek）解释道：伊丽莎白的心脏问题是影响她移民资格的关键。因为，她的心脏问题很可能为新西兰的卫生系统带来沉重的财务负担，也就是说，或许，新西兰的健康服务机构为她支付的成本将远大于她可能带给新西兰的贡献。 流汗
以下为新西兰移民局认为会给新西兰带了医疗负担的疾病
Medicalconditions deemed to impose significant costs and/or demands on New Zealand'shealth and/or education services
HIV infection
Hepatitis B-surface antigen positive and meeting criteria for anti-viral treatment in New Zealand
Hepatitis C-RNA positive and meeting criteria for anti-viral treatment in New Zealand
Malignancies of organs, skin (such as melanoma) and haematopoietic tissue, including past history of, or currently under treatment. Exceptions are:
treated minor skin malignancies
malignancies where the interval since treatment is such that the probability of recurrence is <10 percent.
Requirement for organ transplants (with the exclusion of corneal grafts), or following organ transplant when immune suppression is required (with the exclusion of corneal grafts)
Severe, chronic or progressive renal or hepatic disorders
Musculoskeletal diseases or disorders such as osteoarthritis with a high probability of surgery in the next five years
Severe, chronic or progressive neurological disorders, including but not exclusive to:
any dementia including Alzheimer's disease
poorly controlled epilepsy
complex seizure disorder
cerebrovascular disease
cerebral palsy
paraplegia, quadriplegia
poliomyelitis
Parkinson’s disease
motor neurone disease, Huntington’s disease, muscular dystrophy
prion disease
relapsing and/or progressive multiple sclerosis
Cardiac diseases, including but not exclusive to:
severe ischaemic heart disease,
cardiomyopathy
valve disease with a high probability of surgical and/or other procedural intervention in the next five years
aortic aneurysm with a high probability of surgical and/or other procedural intervention in the next five years
Chronic respiratory disease, including but not exclusive to:
severe and/or progressive restrictive (including interstitial) lung disease
severe and/or progressive obstructive lung disease
cystic fibrosis
Significant or disabling hereditary disorders, including but not exclusive to:
hereditary anaemias and coagulation disorders
primary immuno-deficiencies
Gaucher’s disease
Severe autoimmune disease which may require treatment in New Zealand with immune-suppressant medications other than Prednisone, Methotrexate, Azathioprine or Salazopyrine
Severe (71-90 decibels) hearing loss or profound bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss after best possible correction at country of origin, where significant support is required, including cochlear implants
Severe vision impairment with visual acuity of 6/36 or beyond after best possible correction at country of origin, or a loss restricting the field of vision to 15-20 degrees where significant support is required
Severe developmental disorders or severe cognitive impairments where significant support is required, including but not exclusive to:
physical disability
intellectual disability
autistic spectrum disorders
brain injury.
Major psychiatric illness and/or addiction including any psychiatric condition that has required hospitalisation and/or where significant support is required
Those with a history, diagnostic findings or treatment for MDR-TB or XDR-TB, unless they have been cleared by a New Zealand Respiratory or Infectious Diseases specialist upon review of their file or review of the applicant according to the New Zealand Guidelines for Tuberculosis Treatment
被拒签的原因，是由于申请人持有不充分的移民理由（例如，申请政治避难等）而被移民局拒签。
除了上诉种种被拒签的理由之外，其他被新西兰拒签的理由，大致还有：
1）申请人提供的材料不真实（ 一定要提供真实的签证材料，否则，即便一时蒙混过关，但是，一旦被查出？一定会遭到驱逐的命运。 ）；
2）申请人提供的材料不齐备（没有按照移民局的规定出具详尽的申请材料）；
3）申请人出国目的不明确，例如：如果你没有明确叙述你出国的目的，签证官会猜测：你出国后可能会从事与所申请签证内容不一致的活动，比如持短期商务签证去探亲，到境外后滞留等。而签证官之所以会作出上述的判断，可能是根据以下的几个原因：
1、申请人在国内的职位和收入太低，会被国外的工作机会所吸引；
2、申请人太年轻，无牵无挂，滞留境外的可能性较大；
3、申请人家庭经济状况不好，境外的生活条件会对他有强大的吸引力，等等。
