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Family of temporary visa holder applications now on enhanced Immi…
Immigration New Zealand has moved family of temporary visa holder applications onto its enhanced Imm…
Visitor visa fees temporarily reduced for Pacific nationals
Immigration New Zealand has temporarily cut visitor visa fees for eligible Pacific nationals applyin…
2026 Samoan Quota ballot results
Immigration New Zealand has released the results of the 2026 Samoan Quota ballot, with enough regist…
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Goodbye ANZSCO, hello NOL, the new occupation classification syst…
Stats New Zealand has retired ANZSCO for statutory purposes and replaced it with the National Occupa…
Buying a home in New Zealand under the new investor visa pathway
On 6 March, new rules came into force allowing certain investor visa holders to purchase residential…
The inner workings of post-accreditation checks, suspension, and …
This INZ webinar brought together leaders from Risk and Verification, Revocations, Investigations, a…
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Immigration matters we've resolved

Examples of New Zealand immigration matters — the circumstances, the approach we took, and the outcome. Filter by matter type to find one like yours. Immigration law is all we do.

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Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa
Answering Immigration's concern over a tourist visit before a partner visa
An Indonesian woman applying for residence based on her relationship with her New Zealand partner wa…
Visa granted
30 April 2026
Accredited Employer Work Visa
Work visa saved after a drink-driving conviction
A chef applied to renew his work visa, but Immigration New Zealand was concerned about an earlier dr…
Work visa approved after our response
23 March 2026
Visitor Visa
Three coordinated visa applications for a Nepalese family
A Nepalese client engaged us to prepare three linked applications at once, a student visa and two fa…
Visitor visa granted
23 March 2026
AEWV
AEWV partnership PPI overturned in 9 days
Couple on partnership-based AEWV pathway received a PPI letter questioning the genuineness of their …
16 March 2026
Visitor Visa
Complaint exposes errors in a visitor visa decision
A visitor visa for a relative living and working abroad was refused for weak ties to home, but the d…
Errors admitted and case reassessed, visit still refused
19 February 2026
Visitor Visa
Offshore visitor visa for Iranian parents
A New Zealand resident asked us to help bring her parents over from Iran for a three-month family vi…
Visitor Visa approved after 127 days
12 February 2026
Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa
Work visa character concern over an earlier relationship declaration
An applicant for a partnership work visa was asked to explain why she had described herself as singl…
Work visa granted
15 January 2026
Visitor Visa
Visitor visa approved after a response to immigration concerns
An applicant from overseas applied to visit her New Zealand partner, and Immigration New Zealand wro…
Visitor visa granted after our response
17 December 2025
Visitor Visa
Visitor visa for a partner living in a third country
A Filipino man working in Taiwan applied to spend up to six months in New Zealand with his fiancee a…
Visitor visa granted
15 December 2025
Accredited Employer Work Visa
Defending an employer over migrant worker hours
While processing a new role for [EMPLOYER], Immigration New Zealand raised a serious concern that th…
Work visa granted
15 December 2025
Employer Accreditation
Employer accreditation reinstated after suspension
Mid-sized hospitality employer had accreditation suspended after a complaint triggered an INZ compli…
Accreditation reinstated
30 November 2025
Permanent Resident Visa
Deportation liability suspended after a drink-driving conviction
A Malaysian resident faced deportation after a single drink-driving conviction that fell within two …
Deportation liability suspended for two years
7 November 2025