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Visa overstayers in New Zealand, who might once have been targeted in dawn raids by immigration officials, may in future receive kinder text and email reminders.
Apparently, The Department of Labour, which incorporates the Immigration Service, has started sending personalised text and email messages to provide such immigration information as permit expiry reminders, policy and fee change notifications, notices for immigration agents and information about jobs.
As far as we know, the department is not only first immigration service in the Asia-Pacific region, but also in the world to use such modern communications approach. Guess, we’ll see this incorporated in other countries as well in the near future…
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
