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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 26, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
Just saw the news report on Martyn Payne from the UK who was deported on Easter Saturday because of his heart condition. He set up a garage in a small Northland town under a Long Term Business Visa (LTBV) 6 years ago. The business served the community well. But when... 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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 16, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
One of the simplest and best additions to the immigration system came in section 80 of the new Immigration Act 2009, which sets up the system of Interim Visas. I described this in my paper to the Law Society last year. The way it works is that if you are in NZ and...