In the news
March 23, 2020
Our border is now closed Who is affected? The New Zealand Government closed our border to almost all travellers from midnight Thursday 19 March 2020 except: New […]
March 19, 2020
COVID 19: What we’re doing to ensure continued services We know this is a difficult time for our clients and employers. Pacific Legal is working to […]
March 2, 2020
Recently there have a lot of stories about declined partnership-based visa applications in the media. Discretion was removed for visitor visas for arranged marriages and other […]
December 9, 2019
Pacific Legal’s successful complaint against Immigration New Zealand+ Pacific Legal recently raised concerns at situations where partnership temporary work visa applicants were being told by Immigration […]
November 18, 2019
While the application process for most temporary work visas are currently led by the candidate, by 2021, the process will be led by you, the employer. […]
October 1, 2019
Are you prepared? There are many different types of work visas. They generally fall into two types: Employer assisted. Others work visas such as graduate visas, […]
September 27, 2019
You said what? – Upcoming changes to character rules pose risks for both applicants and employers If you thought “character” issues in immigration applications are just […]
August 22, 2019
When you recruit and hire migrant workers, you must comply with employment and immigration laws. Under these laws, employers have certain responsibilities and obligations. Employers are […]
July 22, 2019
Hiring overseas workers can seem like a real challenge for employers. Recent proposed changes to work visas have made many employers uneasy. However, we still have […]
July 1, 2019
The upcoming changes to the New Zealand immigration system will affect almost every person who holds or intends to apply for an employer-assisted work visa. A […]
May 22, 2019
Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) processing delays can easily lead to confusion and stress for applicants. Recent publicity around the increasing delays reminds us that, while delays […]
April 29, 2019
Richard was interviewed by Radio NZ about how visa processing times are being manipulated to engineer fewer approvals and meet Government residence targets. Immigration New Zealand […]
November 18, 2019
While the application process for most temporary work visas are currently led by the candidate, by 2021, the process will be led by you, the employer. […]
August 22, 2019
When you recruit and hire migrant workers, you must comply with employment and immigration laws. Under these laws, employers have certain responsibilities and obligations. Employers are […]
September 21, 2018
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 […]