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Attention health workers! New Zealand wants YOU.
**NEWS FLASH** On 11 April 2023, Immigration New Zealand announced that from 29 May 2023, 32 health worker roles would be added to the Green List and all health roles on the Green List will be moved to the Straight to Residence pathway. When people think of a 'health...
The consequences of drink driving!!!
My colleague, James Turner, wrote a blog on drink driving conviction (DUI) and its implications on people who hold resident visas or applying for a resident visa. As we have pointed out multiple times in various blogs, the consequences of drink driving offences are...
Modern Love and New Zealand Visas
The romantic ideal of just one spouse or partner, to have and to hold as long as you both shall live, seems nowadays to be more the exception than the rule. For all sorts of reasons, people move on to a second or third long-term relationships - or even more. As many...
How To Get NZ Residence
In my latest video blog I provide a simplified overview of the main ways to apply for Residence in New Zealand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8anPRDl7IdY Book your appointment (https://laurentlaw.co.nz/contact-us/consultations/) now to explore your...
Medicals and Police Certificates
There are a number of technical rules dictating when Medicals and Police Certificates must be provided with a visa application. My latest video Blog unpacks the requirements and clarifies essential aspects to be aware of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XUE7Q4IpE0
“You Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee”
[If you don't get the musical reference in the title, Google 'Tom Petty'.] People trying to find a way to stay in New Zealand sometimes get the idea that they can get themselves a visa by applying for asylum. Of course, there are some who have a good refugee case, and...