Is Immigration New Zealand cracking down on partnership visas or are our Partnership rules simply outdated?

Is Immigration New Zealand cracking down on partnership visas or are our Partnership rules simply outdated?

by | Sep 4, 2019 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Practice of Law | 1 comment

Immigration New Zealand’s assessment of partnership cases is old fashioned and narrow minded. Uniting families in New Zealand is becoming a mission. As a result, we see families being separated for a good period of time, leaving their kiwi partners and...

Relevant legislation, other rules in the immigration context

by | Jul 10, 2019 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics, Practice of Law | 0 comments

Legislation is important in the New Zealand immigration context. It is intended to provide a framework for the management of immigration in New Zealand in a way that balances New Zealand’s national interests with international obligations, while protecting New...

The Trouble with Visas for Restaurant Managers

by | May 23, 2019 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Practice of Law | 0 comments

Last week, Immigration New Zealand refused a request by the hospitality industry to add Café and Restaurant Managers to its Immediate Shortages List (“ISSL”).  This is despite the claim that most employers have real difficulty in finding people to fill these...

Parent Visas – Hurry Up and Wait

by | May 9, 2019 | Citizenship, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics | 0 comments

Since mid-2018 the Government has made noises about reopening the Parent Residence category from time to time.  The Minister of Immigration at the NZAMI Conference in August 2018 said that his people would be looking at it soon.  Then Immigration New Zealand indicated...