Immigration

We provide immigration advice to all overseas persons who wish to visit New Zealand or who wish to study, work, or live in New Zealand.

We also provide advice to all New Zealand businesses who wish to become accredited to employ overseas persons.

• Email us for enquiries.  We will reply as soon as possible, and no later than the next business day.

• Click here for our fees guide for immigration work.

Residency Visas

We provide the following services in respect to residency visas:

• Skilled Migrants category

• Family Reunion (parents/children/couples)

• Business Investor category

• Entrepreneurs category

• Skilled Sponsored (persons on Green List/earning twice median wage)

Temporary Visas

We can assist you with the following visa types:

• Family Reunion (parents/children/couples)

• Student Visas

• Post Study Work Visa - open

• Post Study Work Visa - employer assisted

• Specific Purpose Work Visas

• Visitor Visas

• Business Visitor Visas

Compulsory Employer Accreditation 2022

openED 23 MAY 2022

• If you run a NZ-based business and employ migrant workers, you now need to be an accredited employer to be able to sponsor them for a work visa.

• All employers must be accredited under this new system.  Accreditation acquired under the previous system is no longer valid. Only if you are accredited under the new system will you be able to hire migrant workers.

Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)

implemented on 4 July 2022

• The Accredited Employer Work Visa is a new temporary work visa that was introduced on 4 July 2022.  If you wish to work in NZ you will require an Accredited Employer Work Visa.

• The new Accredited Employer Work Visa is set to replace the Essential Skills Work Visa, Essential Skills Work Visa (approval in principle), Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa, and Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa.

Complex Immigration Issues

we specialise in finding long term solutions to complex situations:

All appeals to the Immigration Protection Tribunal (IPT), including:

• Residence claims visa

• Deportation

• Humanitarian

Ministerial Requests

Ombudsman Complaints

Section 61 Requests

Employer Compliance Issues

Resolving character/medical issues in respect of temporary/residency visas

Immigration Fees

The following sets out our estimate of the legal fees that we would charge for common immigration matters.

We would be happy to provide you with an estimate for any work that is not set out below.

• Email us for enquiries.  We will reply as soon as possible, and no later than the next business day.

• You don’t have to pay your immigration fees in one sum.  You can spread the payment of the fees over 3, 6, 9, or 12 months.  We use Fee Funders for this service.

Please note that we aim to keep to the fees set out above, however if your particular situation requires additional work than what is usually required our fee may be higher.  We will let you know if we think our fees might exceed the amounts set out above.

All fees set out above exclude GST, disbursements, and government lodgement fees.

Our fees are charged based on the time we spend on a matter and may be adjusted to reflect other factors (for example, the results achieved and the urgency, level of skill, complexity, responsibility, and specialist knowledge required).

• NZ Residency Visas

• NZ Temporary Visas

• NZ Employer Accreditation & Job Checks

• NZ Accredited Employer Work Visas (AEWV)

• Other temporary visas

• Complex immigration issues