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Keeping Mum and Dad in New Zealand
For some time, New Zealand has had an immigration policy which allows migrants to sponsor their parents for Residence. This has been viewed as a way to attract and retain migrants, critical for New Zealand's economy. However allowing migrants to sponsor their aging...
Help Your Lawyer to Help You
Believe it or not, there are some good reasons why you should make your lawyer's life easier. If it saves them time, it could save you money. And even if it doesn't, doing your part to remove obstacles to them doing their job has got to make sense. See this article in...
Success Story – SMC Group Appeals – Insurance Agent Staff Win Residence Appeals
Around this time last year, New Zealand entered into lockdown, and we all faced a challenging year due to the global pandemic of Covid-19. However, today we share a success story that has given hope to nine clients who thought their future in New Zealand was almost...
Common situations involving deportation liability
Liability for deportation under the Immigration Act 2009 can arise in a number of situations. If a person becomes liable for deportation, they can be served a deportation liability notice and then a deportation order. After a deportation order has been served on a...
Take Your Partners – the Visa Exemption Two-Step
If you are in a committed relationship with a New Zealander, you can get an exemption to be allowed to enter on a visa. Is it easy? It depends. Not all partners are created equal. EOI and ITA The general rule is that the border is closed to all...
Planning to hire a migrant? Now is the time to think ahead and learn more about Immigration NZ proposed changes in mid-2021
On 17 September 2019, the government announced changes to work visas to be gradually implemented from October 2019 to mid-2021. The proposed changes will apply to both migrant workers and employers supporting work visa applications. The government first introduced the...