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An apple a day…
Depending on the type and duration of the visa you apply for, you may be required to submit information about your health to Immigration New Zealand ("INZ"). Most applicants have no problem meeting INZ's health criteria. That said, we are often asked to intervene in...
Can I vary the conditions of my work visa?
Photo: DPA If you hold a work visa that has conditions that only allow you to work for Company A (employer), in Location B (place of employment) and as Job C (occupation), then you may in certain instances have to vary the conditions of your work visa. Here are a few...
Interim Visas -More Breathing Space
At the end of August, Immigration New Zealand made some simple but significant changes to the way that Interim Visas work. This has injected some humanity and common sense into a process which was, until now, producing some poor outcomes for people applying for...
Aged care workers and immigration policy
An article recently appeared in the New Zealand Herald titled ,“Immigration Minister declines to intervene in Kaitaia caregiver case”. The article features an aged-care worker located in Kaitaia, “Juliet”, originally from the Philippines, who had exhausted all...
Post Study Work Visas – the Change has Come
In a recent post I alerted readers to a significant rewrite of Work Visa policy for those who complete New Zealand qualifications. Last Friday the Government rolled out the new scheme which will take effect in November. While it was largely what we expected, there...
Update on our success story: IT Call Centre Staff granted Residence Visas
You may recall our post late last year about a group of our clients whose declined Residence Visa applications were successfully overturned on appeal by the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (“IPT”). The IPT then sent the applications back to Immigration New...