This week NZ Immigration offered a preview of changes happening this coming Autumn that will affect those applying for Residency, and for some, reapplying for a temporary Work Visa. In their bid to refocus on the type of migrant the NZ Government wish to attract to New Zealand the first substantial shake up took…
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New Zealand Immigration change in residency instructions for employees. We have been waiting for the rules to be published for some months but here they are at last. Up until now if you have been applying for Residency to New Zealand and needed 100 points to start the process many of you may have been…
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So just to make this clear. You are a New Zealand Tax Resident if you have a ‘permanent place of abode’ in New Zealand, or you have spent 183 days in any 12-month period and not become a non-resident. You will be treated as a tax resident from the 1st day of the 183 days…
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This is a worry for many of those thinking of applying for a Visa to New Zealand. In my experience even those who believe themselves to be of perfect health get nervous before a medical examination. So to those who know there is an issue the first thing is to check if the medical condition…
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Well I may have good news for you. The New Zealand Government have recently announced a pending change to bonus points given for a job offer outside Auckland. I can’t give you the details yet as I don’t have them, nobody does, but it looks like a massive 30 bonus points will be awarded from…
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One of the down sides of being a Licensed Immigration Adviser to New Zealand is sometimes dashing people’s hopes and dreams when I have to tell them I can’t help. Fortunately, for many of those I work with the way forward is clear but then there is the middle ground. Everyone I have worked with…
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Like the first swallow there comes a time in the year when I am approached by the first Teacher thinking of migrating to New Zealand. How to do it? How long does it take? In the last couple of weeks that time of year has come around again and I consider how children handle immigrating…
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Recently in the news are that house prices are on the way up. You would think I was talking about the UK where a shortage in supply is making property hotspots. Not so; according to recent data the average house price in NZ has risen from NZD $400,000 in 2011 to NZD $525,000 in July…
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The NZ Herald reports growing confidence in the business sector with small to medium businesses finding business sentiment has risen sharply to June 2013. The number of NZ firms taking on more staff was at its highest since September 2011. It would seem The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) monetary policy stance of very…
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