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# Engineer denied residency due to son’s autism sparks debate
- URL: https://goodoil.news/engineer-denied-residency-due-to-sons-autism-sparks-debate/
- Published: 2024-12-15T20:29:35.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-17T00:30:38.000Z
- Description: “We have a lot to contribute to this country.”
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](http://centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Hung Tran, a skilled structural engineer who earthquake-proofed Auckland’s Chief Post Office, had his residency application rejected because his son, Khoi, 8, has autism.** Immigration New Zealand deemed Khoi’s condition a burden on health and education services, despite his physical health and independence.

Tran, passionate about seismic safety, plans to appeal, saying, “We have a lot to contribute to this country.”

[**Read more over at The NZ Herald**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-structural-engineer-hung-tran-who-fixed-earthquake-prone-buildings-declined-residency-because-of-sons-autism/2FIOJSUP6ZD4FDDBICZXSUTR7Q/?utm%5Fsource=Klaviyo&utm%5Fmedium=email&%5Fkx=7CPPoTJZLMaHJf6o69T1dw.VYfxNg)

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