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Tag Archives: new zealand
Labour’s Immigration Policy – More Election Rhetoric
Yesterday the New Zealand Labour Party announced its immigration policy in the run-up to the September General Election. As today’s interviewer on Morning Report picked up on, it appears Labour appears to be lining itself up alongside the xenophobic New … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Politics
Tagged education industry, immigration, new zealand, nz election, nz visas, student visas
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Which Way Are We Going To Go On Immigration This Election?
Is it just me, or does the immigration talk in the news seem like it’s about to reach fever pitch? It seems scarcely a day goes by without some talk about the impact of immigration, changes to immigration policy, scandals … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics, Practice of Law
Tagged business, essential skills, government, immigration, immigration new zealand, labour market, new zealand, residence, skiiled migrant, skill shortage, skilled employment, Skilled Migrant process, visa, visas, work visa
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Pause for Thought – the Akbari Deportation Case
Earlier this week the NZ Herald uncovered the story of Sultan Ali Abdul Ali Akbari who had the threat of deportation suspended by Immigration New Zealand, even though he had committed multiple crimes of sexual assault. The writer has to … Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS – Big Visa Changes on Both Sides of the Ditch
Within the space of 24 hours, the Governments of both Australia and New Zealand have announced changes to their immigration policies. They claim to be addressing the needs of their respective labour markets, but there’s probably a bit of political … Continue reading
Why Should Americans Move to New Zealand?
Maybe the shock of the recent Presidential election has worn off enough now for people to give serious thought to cutting their ties with the US. Some US nationals living in New Zealand said that they were thinking about taking up New … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Immigration Visas
Tagged business visa, entrepreneur visa, investment, investor visa, new zealand, nz, skilled migrant, USA
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Job titles for Immigration Applications – What’s in a Name?
Shakespeare said, ‘A Rose by any other name, would smell as sweet.’ (There is even an IELTS question on it!) And employers have been known to ‘promote’ a person to a ‘new’ position, to avoid increasing pay. In immigration, the … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas
Tagged ANZSCO, immigration, INZ, jobs, new zealand, title, visa, work
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Human Trafficking and The Iceberg
The media has in the last week made much of the first human trafficking convictions in NZ. The article quotes well known immigration lawyer Richard Small as stating that the case is just ‘the tip of the iceberg’. In another … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas
Tagged human trafficking, illegal, immigration, INZ, new zealand, slaves, work
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