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Within four days, two overseas students have come up against the immigration regulations of God's Own.

A victim of "Government red tape," John Liptak, an American student enrolled for an MA course at Canterbury University, has been forced to go to Australia, in spite of consultations between American and New Zealand Government officials.

"They told me they cannot set a precedent. If they let me stay they are afraid that Asian students will get tourist visas and try to stay," he said.