Sri Lankan woman unable to leave the Cook Islands for three years: transit visas denied
Fifty-year-old Ruchira Ranasinghe has been stranded in the Cook Islands after a failed attempt to obtain a New Zealand work visa: her departure violated the conditions of her visa, and New Zealand and Australia refuse to issue transit visas. Her son is getting married in November, and the family has turned to Sri Lankan authorities. Fifty-year-old Ruchira Ranasingha has been stranded in the Cook Islands after a failed attempt to obtain a New Zealand work visa: leaving would violate the terms of her visa, while New Zealand and Australia refuse to issue transit visas. Her son is getting married in November, and the family has turned to the Sri Lankan authorities.
Otabek Yusupov