by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 29, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
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 –... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 16, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 2, 2012 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Property |
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... 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...