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NZ Parent Residence – Where is it at?
In 2012 Immigration New Zealand changed its Residence category for NZ Citizens and Residents to sponsor their parents for Residence. That option may be up for grabs again soon. There are 2 streams of Parent Residence: Tier 1, which allows parents who can bring a lot...
PRE-RELEASE – New Business Visa Policy
This has not yet been publicly been released by the Minister of Immigration. The Long Term Business Visa policy is to be replaced by a new "Entrepreneur Work Visa", as I alerted readers in a recent post.So what's the big change? For one thing, people who want to get...
Drink driving, Residence and Deportation
A lot of people are being caught recently by a section of the law which allows Immigration to try to deport Residents who have committed very minor offences. It's quite easy to get into trouble like this, and a lot harder to get out. There are lots of ways to get...
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...