Recent media reports of skilled migrants coming to New Zealand on Work to Residence Visas, failing to obtain skilled employment, being ‘forced’ to return home having had their residence cases declined, has drawn calls for this policy to be dropped.   The Skilled Migrant Policy seeks to identify those who are more likely to settle well and contribute to the New Zealand econo... [More]

That depends where your case is processed.   It has long been our experience that where your case is processed and by whom is an important factor in the likely outcome.   A couple of weeks ago I met a man who had bussed 8 hours from Penang to Singapore to attend my seminar and meet with me for a personal consultation. He was deeply worried by a letter he had received from the I... [More]

Does the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Authority have any teeth? The IAA has its first real test of its powers and commitment to 'protecting vulnerable migrants' on its hands but I strongly suspect it would prefer something less complex and politically explosive. Two weeks ago local Maori man Gerard Otimi was charged with fraud and deception offences by police in connection to what ... [More]