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Immigration – the Election Football is Still in Play
As I have noted in a previous post, immigration to New Zealand has become a key battlefield between National and Labour leading up to the national Election in September. Labour has waded in again with some ill-considered claims about what they would do if they got...
The Boys from Brazil Sneaking into NZ
A video posted on YouTube recently (in Portuguese) gives people from Brazil tips on how to get into New Zealand to work without applying for a Work Visa. Anyone who takes this advice is stupid, even if they think that they are clever. The story was picked up today in...
Labour Bashes the Migrants for all the Wrong Reasons
In April the Labour Party made claims that the upswing in net migration to New Zealand is causing runaway house prices in Auckland and Christchurch in particular. Its solution is to cut immigration numbers. This issue has not gone away - it will become a key...
Skilled Migrants: Don’t Risk It All – Get Your Chances Right
Quite a number of times we have seen situations where people have been offered a job as IT Technician or similar with an employer who runs a hotel, sometimes a chain of them. This can make for a decent work visa application but using the same job for Skilled Migrant...
Set Up By the System – Think Ahead
If you and your family are planning to migrate it’s important to walk through all the possible eventualities. There are no doubt lots of cases where people are enticed to stay in New Zealand but are let down at the bitter end, even having disclosed potential...
Stay completely out of trouble to get Permanent Residence ASAP
We sometimes get asked for assistance by people who have got their Residence and want to apply for Permanent Residence Visa (PRV) but find they are prevented by a real fish hook in the Immigration Act – section 161. People with Residence who are charged and convicted...