I take instructions in the following immigration law matters:

Visa Applications

• Work visa applications, including Accredited Employer Work Visas
• Skilled Migrant Category resident visa applications
• Partnership and family category visa applications
• Student visa applications
• Visitor visa applications
• Business and investor visa categories

Visa Refusals and Appeals

• Judicial review of visa refusal decisions
• Appeals to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal
• Humanitarian appeals against deportation liability
• Residence appeals

Deportation and Removal

• Deportation liability notices and responses
• Deportation orders and appeals
• Removal orders and their execution
• Character and health related deportation issues

Detention

• Detention of immigration detainees
• Judicial review of detention decisions
• Bail applications for immigration detainees
• Warrants of commitment

Refugee and Protection Status

• Refugee status claims and interviews
• Convention refugee and protected person appeals
• Complementary protection claims
• Non-refoulement obligations
• Cessation and cancellation of refugee status

Character and Health Requirements

• Character waiver applications
• Health waiver applications
• Previous deportation and immigration history issues
• Fraud and misrepresentation allegations in visa applications
• s61 visa applications

Employer Compliance and Sponsorship

• Employer accreditation applications and compliance
• Employer sanctions and stand down periods
• Migrant exploitation complaints
• Labour Inspectorate investigations involving migrant workers

Family and Partnership Immigration

• Partnership visa applications and evidential requirements
• Dependent child visa applications
• Parent category visa applications
• Relationship breakdown and its impact on visa status

Citizenship

• Citizenship by grant applications
• Citizenship appeals and refusals
• Revocation of citizenship proceedings

Ministerial Intervention

• Requests for ministerial intervention in immigration matters
• Special direction applications
• Humanitarian discretion requests

Compliance and Investigations

• Immigration New Zealand compliance investigations
• Overstayer related issues and voluntary departure
• Fraud and identity related investigations

Business Immigration

• Investor and entrepreneur visa categories
• Active Investor Plus visa applications
  Business relocation and establishment visa issues
  Franchise and self-employment visa applications

Judicial Review and Litigation

• Judicial review of Immigration New Zealand decisions
• Immigration and Protection Tribunal judicial review
• High Court and appellate immigration litigation

Other

• Interpreter and translation issues in immigration proceedings
• Immigration advisers and their regulation
• Data and privacy issues in immigration decision making