by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 8, 2018 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics |
In the last couple of years – and especially since the Labour Government took office last year – both Immigration New Zealand and the MBIE Labour Inspectorate have upscaled their efforts to find and punish employers who misuse the power imbalance... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 11, 2018 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
At the end of August, Immigration New Zealand made some simple but significant changes to the way that Interim Visas work. This has injected some humanity and common sense into a process which was, until now, producing some poor outcomes for people applying for... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Aug 15, 2018 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics, Practice of Law |
In a recent post I alerted readers to a significant rewrite of Work Visa policy for those who complete New Zealand qualifications. Last Friday the Government rolled out the new scheme which will take effect in November. While it was largely what we expected, there... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jun 14, 2018 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics, Practice of Law |
Every week or so, someone comes to us about their application for Work Visa based on a job which is meant to be related to their NZ qualification. They have spent several years, and tens of thousands of dollars, to get to this point. Immigration says their... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 5, 2018 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics, Practice of Law, Property, Refugees |
Umm, no, it isn’t. Here’s why. This post was inspired by a Herald article just before Easter, about an Indian international student who bought a café franchise with a plan to use it to get a business visa. He did this because of the difficulties which...