by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 19, 2017 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas, Politics |
Within the space of 24 hours, the Governments of both Australia and New Zealand have announced changes to their immigration policies. They claim to be addressing the needs of their respective labour markets, but there’s probably a bit of political self-interest in... by bmilnes2015 | Nov 9, 2016 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Visas |
Shakespeare said, ‘A Rose by any other name, would smell as sweet.’ (There is even an IELTS question on it!) And employers have been known to ‘promote’ a person to a ‘new’ position, to avoid increasing pay. In immigration, the job title is like the rose. It doesn’t... by bmilnes2015 | Oct 12, 2016 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
The media has in the last week made much of the first human trafficking convictions in NZ. The article quotes well known immigration lawyer Richard Small as stating that the case is just ‘the tip of the iceberg’. In another article, the headline reads The dark... by bmilnes2015 | Aug 10, 2016 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Not Skilled Employment ‘L’ came to us nearly three years ago. He and his partner were from the UK and he had employment in a major freight company, as a specialist equipment driver and trainer. ‘L’ had UK qualifications and experience and his employers were keen to... by Dew James - Staff Solicitor | Jan 20, 2016 | Immigration Industry, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
The NZ Herald recently featured an article detailing the increase in foreign sex workers in New Zealand. New Zealand is noted as having some of the most progressive prostitution law regulations in the world. However, this progressivism does not extend to foreign...