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Can Immigration Search Your Phone?
This is an issue of data privacy and fishing expeditions by officials. The message is "be careful, and know your rights". Our firm has been doing Partner visa applications for a long time. The couple needs to show that they have a genuine relationship. In the last few...
Here It Comes – the New Work Visa Regime
Way back in February 2019 we alerted people to Immigration's plans to overhaul employer-assisted Work Visa policy. The essential features of the scheme were laid out by Sahar Shamia in a more recent blog in February this year. On 7 May 2021 Immigration New Zealand...
Finding a solution is what we do!
We recently secured a work visa for a client who thought her future in New Zealand was coming to an end. Our client arrived in New Zealand on a Talent (Accredited Employer) Work to Residence Visa, which provides a pathway to residence after 24 months....
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...