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Tag Archives: visa
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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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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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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Auckland Airport: Future International Airline Hub
One of the more obscure Visa categories is the Transit Visa. This is a Visa required by people who are “transit passengers” and are intending to travel to and be in New Zealand only as a “transit passenger”. A “transit … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas
Tagged airport, Auckland, immigration, new zealand, transit, visa
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Talent Work Visas: A Route to Residence in New Zealand
Not Skilled Employment ‘L’ came to us nearly three years ago. He and his partner were from the UK and he had employment in a major freight company, as a specialist equipment driver and trainer. ‘L’ had UK qualifications and … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas
Tagged Auckland, decline, immigration, new zealand, talent, visa, work
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The Case of the Health Care Assistant
Another life on hold! We’ve just interviewed another ex-student whose work visa application has run into trouble. She graduated from a local private training institute with a level 7 qualification in Health Care Management. She obtained an offer of employment … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas
Tagged care, health, qualification, visa, work visa
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Declined Visa – A Case of Wrong Paperwork
An article in the NZ Herald on 14th March 2016 told the story of a New Zealand ballet student who was returned home after completing incorrect paperwork to study at the London Russia Ballet School. ‘Galia Kushnir was due to … Continue reading
Declined Visa for Au Pair – When Visas aren’t Easy
There was an immigration article in the NZ Herald on Monday which identified the risk of assuming the visa process is simple In the first report, ‘Immigration New Zealand has apologised to the French au pair put in a Queenstown police cell for … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas
Tagged au pair, deportation, French, immigration, INZ, jailed, new zealand, Queenstown, visa, visitor
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Bad border bungles disrupt best-laid plans
I have to admit to a guilty pleasure – I love watching airport drama shows like “Border Control NZ”. Perhaps it’s my intellectual interest in seeing the work we do playing out live on the television (or maybe they are … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas
Tagged hong kong, new zealand, no entry, refusal of entry, south africa, turned away, visa
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