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 | Nov 21, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 10, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas, Uncategorized |
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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 7, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
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 –... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 2, 2011 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Last week Immigration announced a major change to how it handles offshore temporary visa applications. (Note, this does not apply to people applying while in NZ, and does not affect Residence applications). Previously, if INZ identified any possibly negative issues...