by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 19, 2014 | Immigration Industry, Uncategorized |
I’ve just seen something really stupid. It came in the form of leaflets dropped in their hundreds nearby the recent WOMAD Festival at New Plymouth by a group calling itself Right Wing Resistance. The leaflets call for people and supplies in order to mount an... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 11, 2014 | Immigration Visas |
If you’re thinking about applying for Skilled Migrant Residence, there’s one big message here – get a job offer first. Then, so long as you score 100 points, put your application in. Technically, you can start the Skilled Migrant process without a... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 4, 2014 | Business, Immigration Visas |
Further to a previous post giving early warning of the sudden shut-down of the Long Term Business Visa policy in December 2013, the new replacement Instructions have now been unveiled. They open on 24 March 2014. It’s a points-based system in which you have to... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 25, 2014 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
I just heard something really stupid. It’s a story about how telling the truth to the wrong people can be dangerous. Someone from a well-known European country – a country that made it to the semi-finals of the 2011 Rugby World Cup – was in New... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 12, 2014 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
In 2012 Immigration New Zealand changed its Residence category for NZ Citizens and Residents to sponsor their parents for Residence. That option may be up for grabs again soon. There are 2 streams of Parent Residence: Tier 1, which allows parents who can bring a lot...