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Work Visas – How to Help INZ Grant You One

by bmilnes2015 | Apr 29, 2015 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

One of the most critical documents in an employer-based work visa or SMC application is the Position Description (PD), aka Job Description. The PD must show in detail, exactly what your job entails and INZ will cross-reference your PD to the tasks identified in ANZSCO...

Visa-Free is not Free and Easy

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 15, 2015 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 1 comment

People from countries like South Africa, the UK, France, the US and many other “developed” countries enjoy visa waiver status.  This means that they can travel to New Zealand without needing to apply for a visa first, and obtain a Visitor’s Visa on arrival for, say, 3...

New Zealand Immigration Process – Not So Bad

by bmilnes2015 | Mar 18, 2015 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

Australian Migration Agents identify a growing frustration with perpetually changing requirements in how DIPB, their equivalent of INZ, assess visa applications, since a new Immigration Minister was sworn in in December. “We will empower our officers to say no more...

Investor Migrants Zero in on New Zealand

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Oct 24, 2014 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas | 0 comments

Earlier this year, Canada closed its Migrant Investor category and cancelled a large number of pending applications.  Will New Zealand reap the benefit? In February 2014 Canada shut down its Federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur programme.  In a draconian move,...

Franchises and Skilled Migrant Residence – Not a Happy Marriage

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Oct 21, 2014 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas | 1 comment

In the last few months we have seen Immigration New Zealand’s attitude continue to harden about allowing migrants to get Residence Visas based on their job as a Retail Manager in a franchise business, such as a supermarket or food outlet.  Here’s why. In...
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