• HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Professional Commitment
    • Advanced Systems
    • Our People
      • Simon Laurent
      • Marinda du Toit
      • James Turner
      • Sahar Shamia
    • Professional Network
    • Certainty of Fees
  • SERVICES
    • New Zealand Immigration Visas
      • Job-Based Residence
      • Work Visas
      • Student & Visitor Visas
      • Corporates
      • Hard Cases
      • Partnership & Family Visas
      • Business & Investment
    • Legal Support for Licensed Immigration Advisers
    • Litigation – Going to Court
    • Guides
  • CONTACT US
    • Payment
    • Consultations
  • RESOURCES
    • FAQs
    • Court & Tribunal Cases
    • Articles & Seminars
  • NEWS
    • Blog
    • Newsletters
    • Videos

Employers Tripped Up by Essential Skills Visas

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 25, 2014 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 3 comments

Employers are coming to us for help because they can’t keep the same migrant workers whom they have come to rely upon for the success of their business.  Their job hasn’t changed, but Work Visas that used to be approved without too much trouble are now...

Skilled Migrant Residence – It’s Hard, but Easy Too

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 11, 2014 | Immigration Visas | 1 comment

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...

Variations of Work Visa Conditions – Watch Your Step

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 13, 2013 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 48 comments

In April Immigration made a small, quiet change to its policy which could be a headache for a lot of people. Essential Skills Work Visas are the most comoon type of visa based on a job offer.  It used to be fairly straightforward to apply for a Variation of Conditions...

Is the bar too high on Skilled Employment for Residence?

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 6, 2013 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

A recent article raises the point that expecting almost everyone applying for Skilled Migrant Residence to have “Skilled Employment” in order to apply is forcing people into management jobs where they are being exploited (by being underpaid, for...
Next Entries »

Email Subscription

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 361 other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • Thinking About Moving to New Zealand?
  • NZ Visas – the Changing Scene
  • New Zealand Residence Appeals
  • The Consequences of not complying with your work visa conditions
  • New Opportunities for NZ Investor Residence

accredited employer work visa active investor plus appeal arrest Auckland Australia business business visa convictions deportation deportation liability notice essential skills family government immigration immigration & protection tribunal immigration new zealand investment investor visa INZ ipt labour market long term business visa new zealand nz nz immigration nz visas overstayer partnership visa permanent residence refugee residence skiiled migrant skilled employment skilled migrant Skilled Migrant process skill shortage staff profile student visa unlawful visa visas visitor visa work work visa

Home
About
Services
Contact us

Specialist Services

Visas
Legal Support for Licensed Immigration Advisers
Hard Cases

Get in touch

7A Maidstone St, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 630 0411

Email: [email protected]

© 2023 Laurent Law | Website by Graphic Detail NZ Ltd.