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Tag Archives: new zealand
The importance of understanding your Work Visa conditions
If you hold a Work Visa, it is very important to make sure you work in line with the conditions on your Visa. Some types of Work Visa are “open” ie. they allow the holder to work for any employer … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Visas
Tagged immigration new zealand, INZ, new zealand, nz immigration, visa, work visa
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Visa Exclusion Issues
James Turner talks about Exclusion Issues in his latest Video Blog. An Exclusion is a situation in which a person is excluded from New Zealand. This means the person is not eligible to be granted a visa or entry permission … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Visas
Tagged immigration new zealand, INZ, new zealand, nz immigration, residence, special direction, visa, work visa
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New one-off 2021 Resident Visa – will you qualify?
On 30 September 2021, the Government announced a new one-off residence visa pathway for some temporary work visa holders currently in New Zealand. It is estimated that nearly 165,000 migrants in New Zealand will be eligible under this new Resident … Continue reading
Essential Skills Work Visas
James Turner discusses Essential Skills Work Visas in his latest video blog. This is the main type of visa for people who have a job offer and want to work in New Zealand. This allows people from outside New Zealand … Continue reading
Please, How Can I Help My Family?
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
Take Your Partners – the Visa Exemption Two-Step
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
Posted in Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas
Tagged family, immigration new zealand, new zealand, nz, nz immigration, nz visas, partner, partnership visa, visa, visas
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“Kiwis First” – Labour Inherits Immigration Policy
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
Posted in Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Politics
Tagged government, new zealand, nz, nz visas, policy change, residence, skilled migrant, work visas
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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
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