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Problems following the closure of the Parent category, solutions are sometimes found
With the suspension of the Parent category of New Zealand Residence in October 2016, a problem has arisen for many. Since then, we have been asked to assist in a number of situations, to find a way for an elderly parent to remain in New Zealand with their adult...
We sign off until next year!
It has been a great year for Laurent Law and clients. We exceeded the targets that we set for ourselves and our clients. The ever changing world we live in allowed us to live, learn and change. We came out wiser, happier and more fulfilled on the other side. We...
SUCCESS STORY: IT Call Centre Staff Win Residence Appeals
In a series of decisions published in the last month or so, a large group of our clients had their declined Skilled Migrant Residence applications turned around by the Immigration & Protection Tribunal (IPT). This is already producing a ripple effect for others...
“Kiwis First” – Labour Inherits Immigration Policy
In a June posting I predicted that the Labour Party's promises to slash the numbers of migrants to New Zealand had already been trumped (excuse the expression) by policy changes introduced under the National-led Government. That appears to have come true. NZ...
It’s Getting Harder! – Common Immigration Challenges
Discussions with senior staff at Immigration New Zealand have confirmed what we’d assumed, that over the last year there has been increasing media and political pressure on INZ to decline or reject applications where they can. Consequently, we have experienced our...
Special Visas for Victims of Domestic Violence – The Challenges
According to the Family Violence Death Review Committee, between 2009 and 2015, 194 people died as a result of family violence. That is an average of 28 deaths per year, almost half of which were the result of intimate partner violence.[1] It is disturbing to read...