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Immigration – the Election Football is Still in Play

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jul 4, 2014 | Business, Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas | 1 comment

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

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jun 10, 2014 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 2 comments

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

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | May 30, 2014 | Immigration Industry, Property | 0 comments

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...

“Too Qualified to Live in NZ”?

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 30, 2014 | Immigration Visas, Uncategorized | 1 comment

A recent NZ Herald article highlights some of the nonsensical policy, and how it is being applied, in the immigration sphere.  I suppose I shouldn’t complain – it’s the sort of madness which people come to lawyers to protect them from.  I mention...

Skilled Migrant Residence – More Traps for the Unwary

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 23, 2014 | Immigration Visas | 0 comments

There are many ways to slip up in the Skilled Migrant application process for NZ Residence.  Your whole application can be declined solely because you did not declare some minor crime – no matter how small. A recent enquiry which I received highlighted the...
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