Monthly Archives: March 2014

Employers Tripped Up by Essential Skills Visas

Posted on March 25, 2014 by lisagarrud

Employers are coming to us for help because they can’t keep the same migrant workers whom they have come to rely upon for the success of their business.  Their job hasn’t changed, but Work Visas that used to be approved without … Continue reading →

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“Guard Pacific’s triple star” – at any cost!

Posted on March 19, 2014 by lisagarrud

I’ve just seen something really stupid.  It came in the form of leaflets dropped in their hundreds nearby the recent WOMAD Festival at New Plymouth by a group calling itself Right Wing Resistance.

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Skilled Migrant Residence – It’s Hard, but Easy Too

Posted on March 11, 2014 by lisagarrud

If you’re thinking about applying for Skilled Migrant Residence, there’s one big message here – get a job offer first.  Then, so long as you score 100 points, put your application in.

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It’s here – the new Business Visa Policy

Posted on March 4, 2014 by lisagarrud

Further to a previous post giving early warning of the sudden shut-down of the Long Term Business Visa policy in December 2013, the new replacement Instructions have now been unveiled.  They open on 24 March 2014.

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