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Should I Go to the Minister?
People quite often ask us this when they come in after a visa has been declined, or they have overstayed for a long time and it looks like they could be deported soon. The answer is sometimes "Yes" but usually "No". Don't get me wrong - I have a healthy respect for...
Investor Migrants Zero in on New Zealand
Earlier this year, Canada closed its Migrant Investor category and cancelled a large number of pending applications. Will New Zealand reap the benefit? In February 2014 Canada shut down its Federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur programme. In a draconian move,...
Franchises and Skilled Migrant Residence – Not a Happy Marriage
In the last few months we have seen Immigration New Zealand's attitude continue to harden about allowing migrants to get Residence Visas based on their job as a Retail Manager in a franchise business, such as a supermarket or food outlet. Here's why. In September...
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...