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Section 61 Requests – A Change in the Air?

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 24, 2013 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 4 comments

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...

Visa-Free Overstayers

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 17, 2013 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 272 comments

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...

Variations of Work Visa Conditions – Watch Your Step

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 13, 2013 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 48 comments

In April Immigration made a small, quiet change to its policy which could be a headache for a lot of people. Essential Skills Work Visas are the most comoon type of visa based on a job offer.  It used to be fairly straightforward to apply for a Variation of Conditions...

Is the bar too high on Skilled Employment for Residence?

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 6, 2013 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

A recent article raises the point that expecting almost everyone applying for Skilled Migrant Residence to have “Skilled Employment” in order to apply is forcing people into management jobs where they are being exploited (by being underpaid, for...

Family Migrants are Bad News for the Economy

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 3, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

People who are thinking of sponsoring their brothers and sisters for Residence may have only days or weeks to get the application in before they lose the chance forever. The Labour Party recently discovered and leaked a briefing paper for the new Minister of...
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