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Please, How Can I Help My Family?

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

We get this question a lot. In particular, we field requests from New Zealand Residents or Citizens about how to bring their relatives to NZ from the home country. We often have to say that there is nothing to be … Continue reading →

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Take Your Partners – the Visa Exemption Two-Step

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

If you are in a committed relationship with a New Zealander, you can get an exemption to be allowed to enter on a visa.  Is it easy?  It depends.  Not all partners are created equal. EOI and ITA The general … Continue reading →

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“Kiwis First” – Labour Inherits Immigration Policy

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

In a June posting I predicted that the Labour Party’s promises to slash the numbers of migrants to New Zealand had already been trumped (excuse the expression) by policy changes introduced under the National-led Government.  That appears to have come … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Immigration Policy – More Election Rhetoric

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

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 →

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Which Way Are We Going To Go On Immigration This Election?

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dew James - Staff Solicitor

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 →

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Pause for Thought – the Akbari Deportation Case

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

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 →

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BREAKING NEWS – Big Visa Changes on Both Sides of the Ditch

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

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 →

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Why Should Americans Move to New Zealand?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Simon Laurent, Lawyer

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 →

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Job titles for Immigration Applications – What’s in a Name?

Posted on November 9, 2016 by bmilnes2015

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 →

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Human Trafficking and The Iceberg

Posted on October 12, 2016 by bmilnes2015

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 →

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