by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Dec 21, 2018 | Articles and Seminars
Dew James and Simon Laurent co-presented this paper in November 2018 aimed at lawyers and immigration advisers. Its content will also help others who want to know how to help their Skilled Migrant Residence application succeed. It contains practical advice for both... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Dec 17, 2018 | Articles and Seminars
Deportation and Character This paper covers the various ways in which people can become liable for deportation because of criminal offending, for providing false information, or for using a false identity. In particular it describes how people can have deportation... 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...