by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jan 10, 2017 | Business, Immigration Visas |
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 Zealand Citizenship in...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 2, 2016 | Immigration Visas |
I have just lately seen a disturbing pattern. I have had enquiries from visa applicants, questions from colleagues in the industry, even a comment on one of our blog posts (scroll to the bottom). It’s a nasty game being played by Immigration New Zealand, and I...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Oct 3, 2016 | Immigration Visas |
The NZ Government has just announced that South Africa is about to lose its visa-waiver status. From 21 November 2016, all South Africans must apply for a visa before visiting New Zealand. The privilege of being able to just walk on to a ‘plane from Joburg to...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 7, 2016 | Immigration Visas |
On Monday evening the Minister of Immigration spoke at a dinner hosted by the Immigration & Refugee Committee of the Auckland District Law Society (Inc.). Here are a couple of things that he talked about. It is also interesting to compare what follows with my...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Aug 3, 2016 | Immigration Visas |
This quote was the headline of a New Zealand Herald article about the Government’s reaction to recent claims that immigration was a major driver of the house price spiral; that it was the reason why unemployment is on the rise; and so on, and so on. It is...
