by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 13, 2016 | Business, Immigration Visas, Property |
The Government plans to tax offshore people on the profit they make from selling a New Zealand house if it is sold within 2 years after it was bought. A Parliamentary Bill is now being considered by Select Committee. It is probably aimed at discouraging the kind of... by bmilnes2015 | Jun 24, 2015 | Business |
SK has established a tourism business targeting a small, but wealthy and influential clientele of Koreans in South Korea, Japan and USA and bringing them to NZ on short one and two week tours. Each tour is specifically focused on a particular area of Korean culture... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jul 4, 2014 | Business, Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas |
As I have noted in a previous post, immigration to New Zealand has become a key battlefield between National and Labour leading up to the national Election in September. Labour has waded in again with some ill-considered claims about what they would do if they got... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 4, 2014 | Business, Immigration Visas |
Further to a previous post giving early warning of the sudden shut-down of the Long Term Business Visa policy in December 2013, the new replacement Instructions have now been unveiled. They open on 24 March 2014. It’s a points-based system in which you have to... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Oct 25, 2013 | Business, Immigration Visas |
Through my close involvement in the wider immigration industry I have just seen a recent discussion paper about a significant shift in NZ Long Term Business Visa (“LTBV”) policy. I should point out that this is only in the Proposal stage but it does... 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...