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Take Your Partners – the Visa Exemption Two-Step

Take Your Partners – the Visa Exemption Two-Step

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 23, 2021 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 2 comments

If you are in a committed relationship with a New Zealander, you can get an exemption to be allowed to enter on a visa.  Is it easy?  It depends.  Not all partners are created equal. EOI and ITA The general rule is that the border is closed to all...

Interim Visas -More Breathing Space

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 11, 2018 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 1 comment

At the end of August, Immigration New Zealand made some simple but significant changes to the way that Interim Visas work.  This has injected some humanity and common sense into a process which was, until now, producing some poor outcomes for people applying for...

“Kiwis First” – Labour Inherits Immigration Policy

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 29, 2017 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Politics | 0 comments

In a June posting I predicted that the Labour Party’s promises to slash the numbers of migrants to New Zealand had already been trumped (excuse the expression) by policy changes introduced under the National-led Government.  That appears to have come true. NZ...

It’s Getting Harder! – Common Immigration Challenges

by bmilnes2015 | Nov 23, 2017 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 2 comments

Discussions with senior staff at Immigration New Zealand have confirmed what we’d assumed, that over the last year there has been increasing media and political pressure on INZ to decline or reject applications where they can. Consequently, we have experienced our...

Success Story: Dutch Dredging

by Jacqui Lee - Staff Solicitor | Sep 6, 2017 | Immigration Visas | 1 comment

As a maritime nation, New Zealand is reliant on the free and efficient movement of vessels to, within and from our harbours. Without regular and ongoing maintenance, silting decreases the draught available to ships, while the development of larger vessels requires...
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