What does it really take to go from a student visa to permanent residency in Aotearoa?
In this episode of Pass the Mic, we hear from two guests with very different journeys:
Olga Fomina arrived from Russia full of hope. With three degrees, fluency in four languages, and a wealth of experience, she still found herself struggling to land meaningful work.
Mohammad Babakhani came to Aotearoa from Iran to study engineering and escape conflict. Since then, life has led him through unexpected career twists and into new industries.
Together, they open up about the emotional toll, mental health struggles, and quiet resilience that so often go unseen in migrant stories.
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