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Jobs for Kiwis or Visas for Brits?
There's been a bit of a stir recently because New Zealand has launched a campaign to attract overseas workers to help with the Christchurch rebuild after the earthqake in February. As part of its pre-Election posturing, the Labour Party complains that those jobs...
What you need to know about NZ Investor Visas and Citizenship
Today a client asked some questions which showed that even if you invest millions of dollars to get New Zealand Residence as an Investor, this does not mean it will be easy to get Citizenship later on. The problem has to do with time spent living in the country. The...
They Want Your Data – Biometric Information
Last month the Minister of Immigration proudly announced new Policy which set out the ability to gather and store biometric information about all non-New Zealanders. What he did not mention is that you refuse to give that information at your peril.Biometric...
LTBV Residence – How Long is Long Enough?
Not many Court decisions have been made about Entrepreneur visas. The recent High Court decision of Tong v Chief Executive, Department of Labour.is therefore of some interest. Under his Long Term Bsuiness Visa (LTBV) Mr Tong set up a company with him and his wife as...
Immigration Consultants – Weeding Out the Bad Eggs
The last few months have seen several cases where immigration advisers have been punished for poor service to clients. The latest was the case of Wei Wang at Sea Consultants. The Tribunal which considers such complaints reported overcharging and "systematic...
New Zealand Needs Workers!
There are two key features which are significant for the Work Visa market. The first is that the flood of Kiwis heading to live in Australia has continued apace this year and shows no signs of slowing down. Although New Zealand has a target to accept 45 - 50,000...