by Sahar Shamia, Senior Solicitor | Jun 14, 2022 | Immigration Visas |
Last year I wrote a blog on how to win a no-win situation by thinking outside the box. Today, I would like to share a similar story where we did not play Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) game and rewrote the rules. Background We were approached by a client who... by Sahar Shamia, Senior Solicitor | May 4, 2022 | Immigration Visas |
. Earlier in the year, I wrote a blog on deportation liability, particularly if the person liable for deportation is a New Zealand Resident Visa holder. Today, I share a successful outcome for a family where the Immigration NZ (INZ) Resolution team decided not to... by Sahar Shamia, Senior Solicitor | Mar 17, 2022 | 2021 Resident Visa, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas |
It has come to light that migrants are being offered money to fake marriages/relationships to secure Residence under the government’s fast-tracked 2021 Resident Visa scheme. A Radio NZ article recently reported that some migrants are offered more than $30,000 to... by Sahar Shamia, Senior Solicitor | Jan 25, 2022 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Last week, we saw the deportation of World No.1 Tennis player, Novak Djokovic from Australia after a ten-day legal battle. Novak travelled to Melbourne in early January 2022 to participate in the Australian Open with the hope of winning his 21st Grand Slam title. He... by Sahar Shamia, Senior Solicitor | Oct 13, 2021 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Practice of Law |
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 Visa category. The...