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Success Story – Becoming lawful after 14 years without a valid visa
Last year my colleague, James Turner, posted a video blog on Section 61 requests. It explains what constitutes a legal status in New Zealand and the options available to those who are unlawfully in the country. A person becomes unlawful if they remain in New Zealand...
Active Investor Plus Resident Visa – Part 2
My blog last week gave a first taste of the new "AI+" Resident Visa scheme, and the types of New Zealand investments which qualify. What follows are some specific pieces of insight about how to work with the policy and to avoid some potential traps. Holding...
Active Investor Plus Resident Visa – Part 1
On Monday 19 September, Immigration finally released the new rules around how to apply for NZ Residence as an offshore investor. It's called Active Investor Plus ("AI+"). We knew this was coming because it was announced in very general terms in July. But we wanted to...
When a simple Visa application is made more complicated
The Lawyers at Laurent Law have a lot of experience in dealing with not only 'run-of-the-mill' immigration situations, but also those situations which are complicated and unusual. The Immigration Act 2009 and associated Immigration Instructions are confusing and...
Migrating to NZ post Covid-19
There have been a lot of changes to immigration rules since our borders closed to the world in March 2020. The good news is that our borders have finally re-opened as of 1 August 2022. However, the ability to migrate to NZ, whether temporarily or permanently, has...
NZ Residence Visas – the Pendulum Swing
The ability to apply for Residence based on employment is either a feast or a famine. Here's why. Recent History For over 20 years, the main way to apply for Residence was through the Skilled Migrant points-based category. In mid-2020 Immigration stopped inviting...