by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 28, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
There’s been a bit of a stir recently because New Zealand has launched a campaign to attract overseas workers to help with the Christchurch rebuild after the earthqake in February. As part of its pre-Election posturing, the Labour Party complains that those... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Nov 17, 2011 | Business, Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Not many Court decisions have been made about Entrepreneur visas. The recent High Court decision of Tong v Chief Executive, Department of Labour.is therefore of some interest. Under his Long Term Bsuiness Visa (LTBV) Mr Tong set up a company with him and his wife as... 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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Apr 26, 2011 | Immigration Visas |
Just saw the news report on Martyn Payne from the UK who was deported on Easter Saturday because of his heart condition. He set up a garage in a small Northland town under a Long Term Business Visa (LTBV) 6 years ago. The business served the community well. But when...