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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 16, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
One of the simplest and best additions to the immigration system came in section 80 of the new Immigration Act 2009, which sets up the system of Interim Visas. I described this in my paper to the Law Society last year. The way it works is that if you are in NZ and...