by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 24, 2013 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 2, 2012 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Property |
For my first blog in 2012 I’ve decided to wade into the argument about why Kim Schmitz/Dotcom got New Zealand Residence, when he is now the subject of proceedings to extradite him to the US to face major internet piracy charges. I can claim some authority to do... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 24, 2011 | Business, Citizenship, Immigration Visas |
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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 28, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
In July 2009 the Government introduced new Investor policies to encourage wealthy offshore migrants to settle here: Invetor 1: anyone able to invest over NZ$10 million for 3 years can obtain Residence almost outright; Investor 2: those able to invest NZ$1.5 million...