by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 28, 2022 | Immigration Visas |
On Monday 19 September, Immigration finally released the new rules around how to apply for NZ Residence as an offshore investor. It’s called Active Investor Plus (“AI+”). We knew this was coming because it was announced in very general terms in July.... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Aug 17, 2022 | Immigration Visas |
The ability to apply for Residence based on employment is either a feast or a famine. Here’s why. Recent History For over 20 years, the main way to apply for Residence was through the Skilled Migrant points-based category. In mid-2020 Immigration stopped... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jul 6, 2022 | Immigration Visas |
The number of enquiries to Immigration NZ’s website from the US has quadrupled in the last couple of weeks. This follows the Supreme Court decision of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation (24 June 2022) which overruled Roe v Wade from 1973, the case... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | May 25, 2022 | Business, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
The Government is shifting many levers in what it calls the Immigration Reset. A lot of what has now been put in place, and what is to come, clearly has the objective of wiping out what is perceived as a migrant underclass. In this narrative, overseas workers are... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 13, 2022 | Immigration Visas |
Immigration New Zealand has just released its Instructions about how companies apply for Accreditation to the immigration industry. They look challenging. It is the culmination of a long-running saga. Three years ago in early 2019 I wrote a blog about this new policy...