The government has just announced a two month automatic visitor visa extension for most visitor visa holders. Affecting around 12,500 visitor visa holders, Immigration New Zealand will email affected visa holders to confirm the visa extension by 5 March 2021.
Immigration News
A character waiver is a special consideration from INZ that renders you exempt from the good character requirement that all other applicants must meet when being considered for a New Zealand visa. we explain what you need to do if you have received a PPI letter that has flagged your application because of a character issue.
Have you recently received a PPI letter from Immigration New Zealand? Are you unclear on how to respond? Before you do anything that could jeopardise your case, read this first. Our easy-to-understand guide explains the particulars around PPI letters, what to expect, and what’s involved in mounting a successful defence.
Just in time for Christmas, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi announces changes that will bring some relief to both migrant workers whose visas are about to expire and the employers who rely on them. Get the full details in our last blog for 2020.
We share the latest changes to the work visa application process announced by INZ, which take effect mid-2021. Immigration lawyer Aaron Martin weighs in on what they will mean for businesses and migrant workers.
By mid-2021, Immigration New Zealand will require all businesses who hire migrant workers to be accredited. We explain what the new system means for employers and what you should be doing to prepare.
Don’t miss important announcements from INZ, the media, and our blog. In our monthly recap, we summarise all the immigration news you need to know for November 2020. 👇
In our latest client success story, NZIL helps an American architect get a medical waiver for his wife so their family can extend their stay in New Zealand under the Skilled Migrant category.
In this opinion piece, immigration expert Aaron Martin discusses what New Zealand’s Labour government needs to do to right the wrongs caused by unfair NZ First policies and overly restrictive COVID border controls.
In this moving customer success story, Aaron helps an American client get a critical purpose visa as a border closure exception on humanitarian grounds – by far the most difficult and least approved category. Now reunited with his family, Martin and his son are enjoying every moment of their new life in New Zealand.
Don’t miss important immigration announcements from INZ, the media, and our blog. In our monthly recap, we summarise the immigration news you need to know for October 2020.
On 10 August, Immigration New Zealand stopped processing offshore applications for temporary visas. Now they’ve announced that this is going to continue until at least 2021. NZIL has the details.
