by Simon Laurent, Lawyer | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog |
I recently returned from the annual conference of the Global Migration Section of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Denver, Colorado. Over a hundred lawyers from a wide range of jurisdictions attended and compared notes on what is happening to... by Simon Laurent, Lawyer | May 28, 2025 | Blog |
We are now a few weeks in to the revised Active Investor Plus (“AIP”) Resident Visa programme which was announced with great fanfare in early February. So how is it shaping up? By the Numbers By all accounts, spectacularly well. The scheme opened on 1... by Simon Laurent, Lawyer | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog |
We have seen a lot of new things in the immigration space in the last few years. As 2024 drew to a close I thought (and hoped) that things might quiet down for a while. The opposite is the case. Active Investor Plus Residence We have reported on this in some detail in... by Simon Laurent, Lawyer | Feb 10, 2025 | Blog |
Yesterday, as Chairman of NZAMI, I attended the Prime Minister’s announcement of the overhaul of the Active Investor Residence programme. There is general agreement in the industry that this is a positive move, and it will probably revive what the Minister of... by Simon Laurent, Lawyer | Jan 22, 2025 | Blog |
Just before Christmas, the Immigration Minister unveiled a set of significant tweaks to the rules for Accredited Employer Work Visas (AEWVs). Some of this looks a bit technical, but it will make a real-world difference both to migrants and to their employers if it is...