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Read about our client’s story of overstaying in New Zealand and their 20 year fight for residency. A client’s story of how she became illegal in New Zealand. Her case illustrates the brutal reality of ‘behind closed doors’ decision making by Immigration New Zealand, published by Radio NZ on 17 September 2018 Contact Pacific Legal […]

View comments from Richard Small to RNZ about the dumping of a controversial deportation tool by immigration NZ. Immigration New Zealand appears to have scrapped data and predictive modelling work it did to prioritise deportations.  View comments from Richard Small to Radio New Zealand, 06 July 2018 Contact us for help!

Discover the current immigration situation and its impact on the Indian community in New Zealand. In response to what appears to be a crackdown on visas, with official figures showing a sharp increase in the number of work visas being rejected for Indian applicants over the last four months. Listen to an interview Richard Small has

Immigration Specialist Richard Small speaks to Larry Williams on Mike Hosking Breakfast (NZ’s number one breakfast show) Kiwifruit worker exploitation only the tip of the iceberg  

Most of us are familiar with Internal Administrative Circulars or “IACs” As INZ’s knowledge base advises: Internal Administration Circulars (IACs) are guidance given to staff around processing visa applications and administrative processes in offices. IACs do not have any legislative authority and are not a substitute for instructions. However, some IACs are issued in accordance

Watch a recent interview Richard Small and Radio Live See the video here: http://www.radiolive.co.nz/home/audio/2017/02/immigration-hits-all-time-high.html Tune in to the enlightening interview of Richard Small on Radio Live, discussing crucial immigration topics.    

Look before you leap – please obtain disclosure! Importance of Requesting for INZ File Two recent cases have underlined how important it is for advisers and lawyers to request for the INZ file when commencing to act for at risk clients. Details below have been anonymised. A client came to us who had a refused

Immigration New Zealand Website Past Internal Administrative Circulars returning soon Most of us are familiar with Internal Administrative Circulars or “IACs” As INZ’s knowledge base advises: Internal Administration Circulars (IACs) are guidance given to staff around processing visa applications and administrative processes in offices. IACs do not have any legislative authority and are not a

Do you have a complaint against Immigration New Zealand? A simple checklist to consider How has Immigration New Zealand acted unreasonably in terms of its own instructions or rules? Just being a Good Person Wanting a Better Life is no ground for a visa. The Client Complaint Resolutions Process and Ombudsman processes are not the

What’s in a name? Should Immigration Officers give names when issuing a decision and be contactable by advisers? Immigration Henderson Area Office in its December 2015 announced that it would no longer provide lists of officer names and contacts electronically. Initiatives across various INZ offices have replaced individual immigration officer names with Team or Office