by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Dec 8, 2011 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Further to our post earlier this year about Immigration medical waivers, another recent news story has surfaced about a retired Indian couple who face being split up because the wife would cost the New Zealand health system a lot of money. She has osteoarthritis in... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 28, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
There’s been a bit of a stir recently because New Zealand has launched a campaign to attract overseas workers to help with the Christchurch rebuild after the earthqake in February. As part of its pre-Election posturing, the Labour Party complains that those... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 24, 2011 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Visas |
Today a client asked some questions which showed that even if you invest millions of dollars to get New Zealand Residence as an Investor, this does not mean it will be easy to get Citizenship later on. The problem has to do with time spent living in the country. The... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 21, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Last month the Minister of Immigration proudly announced new Policy which set out the ability to gather and store biometric information about all non-New Zealanders. What he did not mention is that you refuse to give that information at your peril.Biometric... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 17, 2011 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Not many Court decisions have been made about Entrepreneur visas. The recent High Court decision of Tong v Chief Executive, Department of Labour.is therefore of some interest. Under his Long Term Bsuiness Visa (LTBV) Mr Tong set up a company with him and his wife as...