Visa Matters director Ankur Sabharwal's recent Stuff column on people lying and cheating their way…
OPINION: I’m calling it – Immigration New Zealand is our worst-managed Government department.
Firstly, many people who lodged student visa applications before Christmas heard nothing from INZ until…
OPINION: This column is about my clients Raj and Manjit*, who married in 2022, and…
OPINION: What might be some of the immigration changes being discussed at the National-ACT-NZ First…
OPINION: There is a huge immigration scam going on right now – and it is…
OPINION: The Government last month announced a re-set of the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) from…
OPINION: In February, Reva* became pregnant in India. She came to New Zealand in March.…
Immigration NZ forked out nearly $17 million on external consultants and contractors as it launched…
OPINION: How easy is it to lie and cheat your way into New Zealand? It’s…
OPINION: Poor old Immigration New Zealand got all kinds of stick last week when it…
OPINION: How easy is it to be approved for an 'open' work visa for New…
OPINION: I confidently predict that 2023 will be the Year of the Well-Paid Migrant. In…
OPINION: If you’d paid $57 million for a new visa processing machine, you’d expect it…
OPINION: When is a migrant chef not a chef? When that chef is telling Immigration…
OPINION: Let me tell you, Immigration New Zealand’s dirty little secret. They’ll take as long…
OPINION: More than 5000 New Zealand employers have already applied for accreditation with Immigration New…
OPINION: When you eat at an Indian restaurant in future, you’re more likely to be…
After losing her husband in a car crash and facing the prospect of deportation, Qianqian…
OPINION: Ever wondered why Immigration New Zealand (INZ) makes errors in more than 40 per…
OPINION: Let’s talk about some rumours that have been swirling around the 2021 Resident Visa.…
OPINION: So you qualify for the ‘one-off’ Resident Visa. Great. You’ve been in New Zealand…
OPINION: It’s good news that 165,000 people on temporary visas will qualify for residence in…
It begins with name-calling. During a lockdown, migrants are hailed as ‘essential workers’. But when…
This is a real ‘good news’ story, and one I’m happy to be able to…
OPINION: There’s been a lot of talk lately about an amnesty for overstayers. Do we…
OPINION: Most immigration scams are committed against the government – but one of the biggest…
OPINION: What a sad, sick joke it has become where foreigners watching the America’s Cup…
OPINION: Desperate New Zealanders are travelling to Covid-hit countries to reunite with their overseas spouses…
OPINION: New Zealand will restart its refugee programme this month, allowing 210 refugees to arrive…
OPINION: In mid-2021, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will roll out a new temporary work visa…
OPINION: When New Zealand’s borders reopen next year, whom should we let in first? How…
