by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 18, 2016 | Immigration Visas |
The politicians have waded in to complain (again) about how many foreigners are coming to live in New Zealand. There’s Andrew Little, claiming that if Labour was in Government they would “turn down the tap” of inflow of migrants until economic... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 19, 2016 | Immigration Visas |
On Tuesday I commented on the ZB Newstalk Larry Williams show about the decline of Dimitri Leemans’ application for Residence. This happened because Prof.. Leemans’ stepson Peter is autistic. Immigration concluded that Peter needed “continuous,... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Dec 16, 2015 | Immigration Visas |
The Government recently made some adjustments to the rules for visas which allow people to do business in New Zealand, known as the Entrepreneur Visa. This policy has been notoriously tough. We have previously warned about how hard it can be to get approved. That... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 25, 2015 | Immigration Visas |
The latest employment report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment shows that unemployment in New Zealand has slowly been increasing. While more jobs are coming on-stream, this is being outpaced by net migration – which includes the rising... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 18, 2015 | Politics, Refugees |
The slaughter of civilians in Paris this weekend has struck close to home for a lot of people. My daughter was at a concert not far from the location of one of the attacks, and she reported “It was so chaotic, sirens everywhere, people on the street shouting ....