So this becomes an interesting connection to NZ- Peter Thiel was granted residency there by John Key. Thiel famously backed Trump and POTUS was considering Thiel for an Intelligence role as late as Sept 2017 due to his work with Bannon on the Deep State.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/donald-trump-peter-thiel-top-intelligence-advisory-post