Auckland couple Indian national Balwinder Singh, 22, and Kiwi Glyn Kessell, 59, continued their fight for love by moving to Dunedin even with the Immigration New Zealand disapproving Mr Singh's appeal for a work visa.

The smitten couple would want to keep their dream of living in New Zealand alive against all odds.

Mr Singh, who previously worked as a business specialist for Vodafone, said that having denied a working visa compelled him to be unemployed. As a result, the couple admitted that they were already is a "serious financial situation."

In an interview with the New Zealand Herald, Mr Singh said, "We definitely have money issue and cannot pay our rent, and at one point we were owing our landlord over $8,000. We are moving to Dunedin because my wife has been offered a job there and we are hoping that would keep us going until I get my visa."

The couple's landlord in Birkenhead, Linetta Walker, admitted that the couple's tenancy was terminated because of their debts both for rent and water bill.

Before boarding a ferry to Picton, Mrs Kessel-Singh said that their problem about their landlord was already taken care of. She said that she was able to transfer their payment to the landlord's account but it will "take a few days to clear."

Mr Singh upheld that he and his wife will "fight to the end" to prove the Immigration that their love for each other is real and genuine. In fact, he had bravely borrowed $6,000 from a finance company to appeal his case to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal.

Tuariki Delamere, Mr Singh's immigration agent had already filed a complained against Immigration New Zealand saying that the assessing officers who looked into his client's case was being discriminatory of the couple's age gap, culture and religion.

Immigration Area Manager Michael Carley said that the office will have its response to the complaint within the specified 15 working days.

Mr Singh and then Ms Kessel met each other in a hairdressing salon in Glenfield in 2012. Their relationship started through text messages. They became intimate after three weeks and got married after two months.

After getting married, Mr Singh applied for his working visa under the partnership category but the Immigration declined his request for a visa, saying that their marriage was dubious and that the relationship will be unstable due to cultural and religious differences.

Immigration also based their decision on the fact that the couple has 40 years of age gap as Mrs Kessel-Singh is turning 60 in September.