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...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 10, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Uncategorized |
The last few months have seen several cases where immigration advisers have been punished for poor service to clients. The latest was the case of Wei Wang at Sea Consultants. The Tribunal which considers such complaints reported overcharging and “systematic...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 7, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
There are two key features which are significant for the Work Visa market. The first is that the flood of Kiwis heading to live in Australia has continued apace this year and shows no signs of slowing down. Although New Zealand has a target to accept 45 –...
by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 3, 2011 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
In the last few weeks we’ve seen an upswing in the number of people coming to us after they have been served with Deportation papers. Others in the industry have reported the same trend. It’s clear that Immigration is finally starting to use its new...
