Another student loan debtor has been arrested while attempting to return to the country that she now lives in. The woman had been visiting her sick mother. She spent a night in jail and had to attend Court.
In most of the Western world, debtors prisons were abolished in the 1800s. Yet New Zealand has a form of this Medieval practice for student loan debtors. In order to avoid being arrested, going to jail, and missing your flights, if you have a student loan debt and want to travel out of New Zealand you need to know how much your overdue arrears are and to be dealing with them on an official basis. There are several options for dealing with your arrears. Please contact us if you need help and to discuss your options.
In most of the Western world, debtors prisons were abolished in the 1800s. Yet New Zealand has a form of this Medieval practice for student loan debtors. In order to avoid being arrested, going to jail, and missing your flights, if you have a student loan debt and want to travel out of New Zealand you need to know how much your overdue arrears are and to be dealing with them on an official basis. There are several options for dealing with your arrears. Please contact us if you need help and to discuss your options.