by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 24, 2013 | Immigration Appeals, Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
In my Visas for Overstayers blog post in March last year I highlighted the “no reasons, no records” approach by Immigration New Zealand to requests for a visa by people unlawfully in the country. We’ve just heard that INZ has set up a dedicated team... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Sep 13, 2013 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
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... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 29, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Following on from my recent post about the problems with applying for visas offshore, here’s another example of how Immigration is chipping away at what is often called the “right to natural justice” for people in New Zealand without a visa –... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Feb 16, 2012 | Immigration Problems, Immigration Visas |
Anyone living here could have told you this, but New Zealand is a great place to live. In spite of complaints about Government, about low wages, about the high cost of living in Auckland, it is (by world standards) safe, clean and quiet. This is apparently being... 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...