by Administrator | Sep 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
The New Zealand government has announced it is extending the categories under which people can apply for border exceptions. From October 2020, temporary visa holders who still have a job can return to New Zealand, provided they: have been living in New Zealand for at...
by Administrator | Jul 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
The next stage of the changes the Government announced last year to the employer assisted temporary work visa system are coming into effect on 27 July 2020. This latest change relates to Essential Skills Work Visas – the current system of using a combination of...
by Administrator | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
A number of big changes to NZ temporary work visas were announced by the NZ Government today. Further 6 month extension to employer-assisted work visas First, the government will extend all existing employer-assisted temporary work visas for people who are in New...
by Administrator | Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Minister of Immigration has now certified immigration instructions to give effect to the changes announced last week and the following new criteria for exceptions to the border closure come into effect today: Partners and dependents of New Zealand citizens and...
by Administrator | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our immigration lawyer, James McLeod, was interviewed by John Campbell this morning on TVNZ’s “Breakfast” show about the lack of transparency in respect of the NZ government’s decisions on requests for exemptions to the current border...
by Administrator | Jun 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our Immigration Lawyer, James McLeod, was interviewed by Radio New Zealand reporter, Gill Bonnett, in respect of the NZ government’s decision to allow the Avatar film crew into NZ last month, as an exemption to the current border restrictions. The article, which...
