Pass marks are falling. We predicted earlier this year that pass marks for applicants under the Skilled Migrant Category would fall as demand continued to soften. We have it on good authority that the New Zealand Government will struggle to meet its annual migrant target (of around 47,000 people). This, coupled with the fact that it is getting more difficult for some New Zealand migrants to find ... [More]

You have to love it. From 4 May Immigration New Zealand (INZ) can only deal with licensed immigration advisers and there are on the planet only around 168 of us. Traditionally our immigration support staff have always been able to call up INZ and get information for us about the status of an application or to hurry it along. This is of course standard practice within law firms and similar. My PA... [More]

It is time that the New Zealand Government abandon its “business as usual” policy with regards to skilled migrant immigration criteria and makes changes to the Skilled Migrant Category to reflect the current economic times. [More]