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Family Migrants are Bad News for the Economy

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 3, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

People who are thinking of sponsoring their brothers and sisters for Residence may have only days or weeks to get the application in before they lose the chance forever. The Labour Party recently discovered and leaked a briefing paper for the new Minister of...

Visas for Overstayers – Another Rough Game

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 29, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 5 comments

Following on from my recent post about the problems with applying for visas offshore, here’s another example of how Immigration is chipping away at what is often called the “right to natural justice” for people in New Zealand without a visa –...

The Hard Road to NZ Residence

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 16, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 2 comments

Anyone living here could have told you this, but New Zealand is a great place to live.  In spite of complaints about Government, about low wages, about the high cost of living in Auckland, it is (by world standards) safe, clean and quiet.  This is apparently being...

Kim Dotcom – “good character”?

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 2, 2012 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Property | 0 comments

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...

New Zealand Needs Workers!

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 7, 2011 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

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 –...
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