Monthly Archives: November 2019

Arranged Marriages and Partner Visas

Posted on November 19, 2019 by lisagarrud

Following concerted protests from the Indian community in particular, and intervention from the Prime Minister, Immigration agreed to review the rules on Culturally Arranged Marriages (“CAM”) to allow overseas partners to get visas.  The new visa Instructions came out yesterday, … Continue reading →

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INZ’s Absurd Accusations in Character Assessments

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Sahar Shamia, Solicitor

We have recently encountered a partnership case where Immigration New Zealand (“INZ”) have accused the applicant of providing false and misleading information to INZ without any valid basis. The provision of false and misleading information to INZ is a serious … Continue reading →

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