Immigration Press Releases

Panic Sets in for Migrants as New Zealand & Australia Announce Simultaneous Immigration Policy Changes

It’s been one year since Dunedin became a refugee resettlement location, Red Cross communications advisor, Gemma Snowdon, went and met one of the families who arrived last April to see how they’ve adjusted to life as new Kiwis.

Richard James Martin stands accused of nearly 100 charges of forgery, providing false and misleading information to an immigration officer and providing immigration advice when neither licensed nor exempt among others.

Migrants urged to check average fees of immigration consultants after chef is conned into paying 17 times the median fee by immigration consultancy Sea Consultants and Investments Limited.

Overstayers offered a chance at getting justice over visa scams.

The Immigration service of the Department of Labour has begun a campaign to make people more aware of potential people trafficking, with brochures in various languages and a website identifying possible indicators of trafficking and urging people to report it.

Napier District Court have given jail sentences to three men for immigration fraud. Immigration NZ says this sends a clear message that illegally using foreign workers will not be tolerated.

ANZ supports international education and NZ migrants. ANZ sponsored the NZ pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, and took a delegation of 30 NZ representatives to the expo, providing networking opportunities.