30 September 2021 For those who have not picked their phones today the Minister for Immigration Kris Faafoi has announced a new category of Residence Visa. This is a one-off Residence Visa for 2021. It is expected that around 165,000 migrants may now be provided...
13 September 2021 Since the last blogpost there have been quite a few changes in the air. On 17 August 2021 a case of Coronavirus was detected in Auckland (with cases later emerging in Wellington) and the entire country was put into Level 4 Lockdown. While NZ...
06 August 2021 Judicial Review It has been reported in the media that an Auckland Law firm has taken the action of seeking a Judicial Review for two decisions made by the Immigration Minister. According to the reported facts – the two decisions that are sought...
26 July 2021 In March 2020 Immigration New Zealand suspended the processing of Expression of Interest (EOI) visas for Residency under Skilled Migrant Category. As discussed in the past on this blog INZ still have a massive backlog of applications to process. This is...
16 July 2021 Newsflash – Essential Skills Work Visa changes On 16 July 2021 the Minister for Immigration Kris Faafoi announced changes to the Essential Skills work visa from Monday 19 July 2021. Changes to the terms of visas and the application process change. ...