Posts by Michelle Urquhart

Overseas People Can’t Buy Residential Property From 22 October 2018 Without Government Consent

The Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 (“Act”) will take effect on 22 October 2018. The Act will prevent overseas people from buying residential property in New Zealand without Government consent…

Employer Assisted Work Visa No Longer Available

From 26 November 2018, employers will no longer able to employ students on a Post Study Work Visa. This visa was available to migrants who were on a Post Study…

Income Thresholds Rise For Residency And Work Visa Applications

On 15 January 2018 Immigration New Zealand increased the salary bands for Essential Skills work visa and Skilled Migrant residency visa applications. The increases are slight, and come about because…

Immigration Law Update – Why It Is Harder To Get A Work Visa

As promised, Immigration New Zealand have introduced a number of new rules under the Essential Skills Work Visa category. These rules came into effect from 28 August 2017. The most…

Skilled Migrant Category Rules Change Again

The latest raft of changes in the Government’s reset of the permanent visa categories were announced in April 2017. These changes bring an income threshold for applications under the Skilled…

Mbie Will Enforce A Migrant Employment Ban On Employers Who Breach Employment Standards

From 1 April 2017, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will enforce stand down periods for employing migrants for any employer who incurs employment standards-related penalties. This new…

There Is A Court In New Zealand That Lawyers Are Not Allowed Into…

And it is the same Court that decides the vast majority of all legal disputes in New Zealand. The name of the Court is the Disputes Tribunal. Formerly known as…