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Visiting NZ to Look for Work? – ReadMe.First
You are from a country which is "visa-free" and you decided to pop in to New Zealand to search out job opportunities. Easy, right? Think again.We have heard from our colleagues that an increasing number of people are being stopped at the airport, interviewed and...
(Un)Fairness in India Partner Visas
It is a statistical fact that Immigration New Zealand in India has been declining visa applications by partners of those in NZ on Work or Student Visas at a much higher rate than anywhere else in the world. It reflects what many in the industry regard as a culture of...
Immigration Minister Foiled by High Court
The recent decision of Minister of Immigration v Jooste [2013] NZHC 2671 (14 October 2013) is interesting for a number of reasons.First of all, it appears to be the first time that Immigration (through the Minister) has appealed against an Immigration and Protection...
A Big Shift in NZ Business Visas?
Through my close involvement in the wider immigration industry I have just seen a recent discussion paper about a significant shift in NZ Long Term Business Visa ("LTBV") policy. I should point out that this is only in the Proposal stage but it does indicate where the...
Section 61 Requests – A Change in the Air?
In my Visas for Overstayers blog post in March last year I highlighted the "no reasons, no records" approach by Immigration New Zealand to requests for a visa by people unlawfully in the country. We've just heard that INZ has set up a dedicated team to handle these...
Visa-Free Overstayers
There is a list of (mainly Western) countries, the citizens of which may travel to NZ without needing to apply for a visa. Sometimes, the visa of someone from a visa-free country expires and the person becomes an overstayer. If they leave NZ voluntarily, the airport...