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Which Way Are We Going To Go On Immigration This Election?

by Dew James - Staff Solicitor | May 10, 2017 | Business, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Politics, Practice of Law | 1 comment

Is it just me, or does the immigration talk in the news seem like it’s about to reach fever pitch? It seems scarcely a day goes by without some talk about the impact of immigration, changes to immigration policy, scandals within immigration… and we...

Unwanted Side Effects Of Changes To Immigration Rules

by James Turner, Senior Solicitor | May 3, 2017 | Immigration Visas | 0 comments

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11846425 It appears recent changes to the Skilled Migrant category may have quite an unintended side effect. An interesting article recently appeared in the New Zealand Herald. The article describes...

Pause for Thought – the Akbari Deportation Case

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 28, 2017 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Refugees | 0 comments

Earlier this week the NZ Herald uncovered the story of Sultan Ali Abdul Ali Akbari who had the threat of deportation suspended by Immigration New Zealand, even though he had committed multiple crimes of sexual assault.  The writer has to ask: did the Minister of...

BREAKING NEWS – Big Visa Changes on Both Sides of the Ditch

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 19, 2017 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Politics | 1 comment

Within the space of 24 hours, the Governments of both Australia and New Zealand have announced changes to their immigration policies. They claim to be addressing the needs of their respective labour markets, but there’s probably a bit of political self-interest in...

Is Cutting Immigration Really the Answer?

by bmilnes2015 | Apr 19, 2017 | Immigration Visas | 0 comments

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11834706 Now that the Herald has our attention, we read further and the article actually quotes Te Atatu MP, Phil Twyford, [who] said the party was still working on the policy, which was not about...

New Zealand Wants You!

by James Turner, Senior Solicitor | Apr 13, 2017 | Immigration Visas | 0 comments

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2017/02/27/tempted-to-move-out-of-the-united-states-new-zealand-wants-to-help-you-escape/#30d2de1d4fd3 The writer came across an interesting article published by Forbes magazine, recently posted on social media. The...
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