by Dew James - Staff Solicitor | Jan 20, 2016 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
The NZ Herald recently featured an article detailing the increase in foreign sex workers in New Zealand. New Zealand is noted as having some of the most progressive prostitution law regulations in the world. However, this progressivism does not extend to foreign... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Dec 16, 2015 | Immigration Visas |
The Government recently made some adjustments to the rules for visas which allow people to do business in New Zealand, known as the Entrepreneur Visa. This policy has been notoriously tough. We have previously warned about how hard it can be to get approved. That... by Dew James - Staff Solicitor | Dec 11, 2015 | Citizenship, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
There has been no bigger news in Trans-Tasman relations recently than the deportation of New Zealand citizens out of Australia. From the news reports, it appears that many of these Kiwis being deported have not spent any meaningful length of time in New Zealand, some... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 25, 2015 | Immigration Visas |
The latest employment report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment shows that unemployment in New Zealand has slowly been increasing. While more jobs are coming on-stream, this is being outpaced by net migration – which includes the rising... by James Turner, Senior Solicitor | Nov 4, 2015 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
There have been reports in the media, both in the past and more recently, about faulty breathalyzers. The breathalyzers have been giving people false reads on their blood alcohol levels which has led many to get into their cars believing they are below the limit. They... by bmilnes2015 | Oct 28, 2015 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
This may have been a more challenging decision than many for Immigration NZ, because in our society, it is unusual for an older woman to marry a substantially younger man. For whatever reasons, we seem more willing to accept older men with young partners and the...