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Benefits of using an immigration expert
As legal professionals, we often hear during our meetings with potential clients comments such as “Why do I need to pay you this much to file an application?, or “Why should I use a lawyer/adviser to assist me with the application process?, “How is it different if I...
The US Supreme Court and NZ Visas
The number of enquiries to Immigration NZ's website from the US has quadrupled in the last couple of weeks. This follows the Supreme Court decision of Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organisation (24 June 2022) which overruled Roe v Wade from 1973, the case which...
What is an “exception to Instructions” and could this help me?
The detailed rules that Immigration Officers must apply to decide New Zealand Visa applications are found in the Immigration New Zealand Operational Manual. These are called "Immigration Instructions". As Immigration Lawyers it is our knowledge of these detailed...
Think outside the box and rewrite the rules to win
Last year I wrote a blog on how to win a no-win situation by thinking outside the box. Today, I would like to share a similar story where we did not play Immigration New Zealand's (INZ) game and rewrote the rules. Background We were approached by a client who received...
Engineering an Elite Migrant Workforce
The Government is shifting many levers in what it calls the Immigration Reset. A lot of what has now been put in place, and what is to come, clearly has the objective of wiping out what is perceived as a migrant underclass. In this narrative, overseas workers are...
Partnership applications: the requirement to be living together
The Lawyers at Laurent Law are frequently asked to assist with bringing a partner to New Zealand. Now the New Zealand border is gradually re-opening, many family members including partners of New Zealanders are able to be reunited in New Zealand. I have previously...