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    Undeclared Immigration History in Work Visa Application

    Jacy admitted that it was a grave mistake on his part, even though it happened in his early 20’s. It was an isolated incident that had occurred due to his poor judgment at that particular moment. Since then, he has come a long way. He has taken all possible steps to avoid a similar situation. He has not committed any other offence since that incident.

    Jacy believed that he had left the conviction in the past and had moved on in life. He had disclosed the drunk driving conviction when he applied for the WHV and had not withheld any material information from INZ. He thought the worst was behind him as he was successfully granted a WHV.

    When the PPI came, Jacy did not know how to respond to INZ, how to prove that he deserved a character waiver, what evidence he should submit to receive a favourable response. Upon receiving the PPI, he immediately contacted Senior Licensed Immigration Adviser Himanshu Rai, who calmly explained what needs to be done. Jacy received an email from Himanshu within minutes explaining the documentary evidence that needed to be submitted with a character waiver request.

    Jacy knew he was in good hands and that he could trust the expertise and capability of Himanshu and his team. Jacy only had to provide the documents requested, and the rest was left in the capable hands of Himanshu, who submitted a character waiver request to INZ. As a result of the hard work done by Himanshu and his team, Jacy not only received a character waiver, but he was also granted a work visa valid for three years.

    The success story of Jacy reiterates the importance of strong advocacy skills and the ability to submit a request supported by documentary evidence.

    On getting the good news, Jacy was overjoyed and thanked the entire team of Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd. Team Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd wishes him all the best for a great future ahead.

    Disclaimer: Names of the client has been changed to protect their privacy.

    Importance of Explaining Adverse Immigration History to INZ By An Applicant Upfront

    Yakubu is a Nigerian national, and he approached Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd through Google. He approached us to apply for a critical purpose visitor visa, which if granted, would make him eligible for Registration with New Zealand Nursing Council (NZNC) as a Registered Nurse.

    Yakubu was at that time doing his PhD in China and was on a scholarship. Although he seemed a genuine applicant at face value, our internal processes ensured that all aspect of his profile was looked at closely and verified by supporting documents.

    On deep diving into his profile, we noticed that he had an adverse immigration history, which consisted of multiple previous declines from other developed countries.

    From previous experience, our vastly experienced team of Licensed Immigration Advisers could ascertain that his adverse immigration history would invite concern from the assessing visa officer of Immigration New Zealand (INZ) at the processing stage.
    More importantly, he was offshore. Hence, INZ was not obligated to request further information or issue a Potentially Prejudicial Information (PPI) letter to mitigate any concern that they might have had.

    The case was prepared by Senior Licensed Immigration Adviser Vandana Rai and her team. It was presented in a very deliberate manner to INZ, along with strong advocacy supported by credible and verifiable documents. Considering the submitted documents, INZ requested some additional information. Although it seemed a simple request, our team took no chances and a comprehensive and exhaustive trail of communication was submitted due to our expertise in such matters.

    We correctly anticipated the potential concerns at the initial stages itself and took measures to mitigate them. Due to our robust internal processes, we undertook a careful examination of the Request for Information by INZ. As a result, several concerns were identified around his past declines, bona fides, reasons for leaving his PhD unfinished, his incentives to return, etc.

    After several in-depth deliberations and scrutiny of the evidence, a response was made, got approved from the client and submitted. The outcome was very satisfying as within a day, his visa was approved.

    After we broke the good news, Yakubu was over the moon with excitement and happiness. According to him, this positive decision would change his life forever. Our team of Licensed Immigration Advisers fulfilled his long-standing dream of pursuing his passion in a western setting. Team Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd wish him all the best for a great future ahead.

    Disclaimer: Names of the client has been changed to protect their privacy.

    Breach of Student Visa Work Rights: A Case Study by IANZ

    Bikash came to New Zealand on a First Time Student Visa from offshore (Nepal) to pursue a Hospitality Management course. However, when he applied for a further visa, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) declined his application on the reasons for unsatisfactory academic progress.

    INZ was not satisfied with his academic progress during his study, which was corroborated by poor academic scores and low attendance. This was despite being given ample opportunities to re-sit and improve his scores. Although Bikash submitted the reasons for his unsatisfactory academic progress to immigration, the case officer remained unsatisfied. The decline letter’s noteworthy aspect was that the assessing officer did not provide a reason for their dissatisfaction.

    After the decline, Bikash was extremely stressed, anxious, and seemed fearful of his future in New Zealand.

    Vandana Rai and her team examined the decline letter in detail and identified that the visa officer had not provided the rationale for his dissatisfaction. Bikash was then explained of this technical flaw in the decline letter, which pointed to a procedural failure in the INZ visa officer’s assessment process.

    Bikash was then requested to provide documentary evidence to counter it. We gave time to Bikash and dug deep into his everyday routine. We obtained information about his painstaking efforts for each subject and the reason for his low attendance and thereby enumerated a list of possible evidence, which could be provided by him to confirm that he indeed worked hard to clear each subject.

    His specific efforts to clear each subject were demonstrated to INZ visa officer with admissible pieces of evidence. Moreover, when Vandana Rai and her team scrutinised Bikash’s bank statement, they found multiple transactions that could be picked up by the visa officer and an explanation asked around the source of funds. There were many deposits from unknown sources. Vandana Rai and her team did a lot of hard work to extract each potential issue that could raise an alert and alleviated it with conclusive supporting evidence. All the complexities around sources of his funds were reconciled with the support of expert advocacy and provision of admissible evidence to remove any potential doubt.

    After a detailed exercise vis-à-vis identifying and gathering evidence, scrutinising it, and preparing our cover letter explaining each evidence’s relevance to INZ pointwise, we submitted the reconsideration request.

    INZ approved Bikash’s reconsideration request, and Bikash got a well-deserved second chance. Vandana Rai and team at Immigration Advisers New Zealand wish him all the best for a great future.

    Disclaimer: Names of the client has been changed to protect their privacy.

    Culturally Arranged Marriage Under Partnership Visa

    Simran married Jagmeet in his home country and wanted her husband to come to New Zealand and establish a life with her. Simran googled about the best immigration adviser in Auckland and contacted Immigration Advisers New Zealand team. She visited our office in Auckland to enquire about the process to lodge her husband’s partnership-based visa application. She met with Senior Licensed Immigration Adviser Vandana Rai, who had a detailed discussion with the couple.

    While Simran was in the office at Auckland, Jagmeet was in India on Zoom call during the discussion. The couple informed Vandana that they had a culturally arranged marriage in India and would like to apply for a visa. They had read about the new culturally arranged marriage visa category but were not fully aware of its eligibility criteria.

    Vandana Rai informed the couple that Immigration New Zealand (INZ) had made some changes to the immigration instructions at the end of 2019 by making provisions for partners of New Zealand citizens, and residents. Under these provisions partners of New Zealand citizens and residents could apply for partnership visa provided they could demonstrate that they had a culturally arranged marriage with their New Zealand partner. However, such applications are required to be lodged within three months of the wedding.

    She assessed their circumstances and informed them that they met the main requirement under this category, which is to demonstrate that the marriage follows an identified and recognised cultural tradition. Under these traditions, marriage arrangements, including facilitation of the initial selection of the person who is to be married, should have been made by persons who are not parties to the marriage.

    This requirement, as evident, is not always easy to substantiate with documentary evidence. In most cultures, the initial interaction or meeting would have been in person, or the family members may have overlooked keeping or maintaining evidence of that communication.

    In such eventuality, if the applicant can not demonstrate to the immigration officer’s satisfaction that the marriage followed an identified and recognised cultural tradition, then INZ may decline the application.

    These applications require in-depth knowledge and correct interpretation of New Zealand Immigration Instructions to get a favourable outcome.

    Since Simran and Jagmeet too faced a similar challenge, Vandana and her team’s extensive experience came in handy and to the couple’s aid.

    Vandana’s meticulous approach and knowledge enabled the couple to gather the required evidence. Whatever could not be demonstrated by documents was explained in detail by Vandana in her cover letter to INZ.

    The time and efforts put in gathering documents and evidence supporting the application and the detailed explanation provided enabled Jagmeet to get his visitor visa approved.

    Since Jagmeet provided all the evidence and information upfront, the immigration officer could make a decision based on the available information without having to seek further information or clarification.

    Since this was a relationship-based visa, Jagmeet could travel to New Zealand despite the current border closure.

    The couple was delighted to receive the visa and Jagmeet is now making arrangements to travel to New Zealand. As soon as he can secure a place in the Managed Isolation Quarantine (MIQ), he will be flying to New Zealand. The couple is now happily looking forward to their reunification. Immigration Advisers New Zealand and its team of Licensed Immigration Advisers and support staff wish them the very best for their future.

    Breach Of Work Rights While On Student Visa

    Thanisha arrived in New Zealand from Sri Lanka as an international student on a first-time student visa to pursue her chosen course.

    Although she became eligible for her Post Study Work Visa after completing her course, she wanted to upskill herself further. Accordingly, she decided to enrol herself for another course.

    However, while applying for her second student visa, she committed the mistake of not giving her application and supporting documents the required time and seriousness. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) as any experienced Licensed Immigration Adviser (LIA) would convey treats each application on its merit.

    Once INZ case officer assessed her application, there were huge concerns identified relating to the breach of visa conditions. She accordingly received a Potentially Prejudicial Information (PPI) letter from the INZ. The PPI highlighted and mentioned the concerns that were likely to negatively affect the outcome of her visa application.

    The concern related to the fact that Thanisha had violated her work rights during the time she was on her student visa.

    This PPI was wholly unexpected and put the entire future of Thanisha in the dark. All her time, energy and money seem to have been in vain. She realised that she required the expert advice of an experienced Licensed Immigration Adviser.

    Thanisha was a follower of the Facebook Page of Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd, and she immediately thought of them and their senior Licensed Immigration Adviser Vandana Rai.

    When she spoke to Vandana she immediately realised that she was in good hands. Vandana put Thanisha at ease and spoke to her at length on the circumstances that led to PPI. After that, Vandana gathered all relevant information and carefully scrutinised Thanisha’s bank statements, pay slips and other financial records. Once Vandana and her team had thoroughly examined all available information and supporting documents, they realised that the error was in the employer’s accounting system and conveyed the same to INZ.

    As a result of the hard work done by Vandana Rai and her team, Thanisha received her student visa without any further complications, and she is currently well and truly on her way pathway to residency by way of her decision to upskill herself. Her dreams are now a reality, thanks to the great work done by Vandana and her team.

    Disclaimer: Names of the client has been changed to protect their privacy.

    Approval Of Section 61 Request By Immigration New Zealand

    Rahat arrived in New Zealand to pursue his higher education. Upon completing his level 8 qualification, he enrolled at one of the New Zealand education providers to do a Master’s degree. He even got cross credits based on his previous qualification. He was pleased as being eligible for cross credits meant he had saved money and time both.

    He was told at the time of applying that he had to take one of the four compulsory subjects. However, he was surprised when he was compelled to enrol in different subjects to those that were initially promised to him.

    He made many attempts to convey to the relevant authorities in the college that he was enrolled in the wrong subjects and also sent numerous emails in this regard. However, all his requests went in vain. As time passed, he was left with no option but to study the subjects chosen for him by the education provider.

    He had all but given up when he received a mail from the education provider that they were ready to consider his request. Although his efforts yielded a positive outcome and he received confirmation from the college admitting the error made by them, they had taken too much time in doing so. Unfortunately, by the time he received this information, his visa had expired.

    He came to Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd with lost hope, not knowing what his future held for him. He was unlawful in New Zealand, albeit unintentionally and had no right to remain in New Zealand. Vandana Rai, Senior Licensed Immigration Adviser who met him, understood the gravity of his situation and his desperation to make his stay lawful. She along with her highly experienced team, presented his case for the consideration of the Immigration New Zealand Section 61 Request team with all the relevant facts.

    All communication between Rahat and the college was collected and collated. A large number of emails that were exchanged between the education provider and Rahat were perused and marked to be presented as part of the advocacy letter. The chronology of events was understood and issues highlighted which were required to be addressed to Immigration New Zealand by way of making a section 61 request.

    Due to the strong advocacy put up by the team of Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd Rahat’s Section 61 Request was accepted by the Immigration New Zealand.

    The positive outcome of the Section 61 Request, highlighted the importance of strong advocacy duly supported by irrefutable documentary evidence. It was another success for IANZ Ltd. Through hard work; the team managed to ensure that Rahat’s future was safe and that he was not deprived of realizing his long term goal in New Zealand.

    Being Unlawful to Resident Visa in Six Months

    Kalauni applied for her resident visa by herself, as she thought it would be easy and she was sure that she understood the requirements of Immigration New Zealand. However, things changed drastically when her application was returned by Immigration New Zealand due to failed lodgement, and meanwhile, her visa too expired rendering her unlawful.

    As she was contemplating her next course of action, she was faced with the very real possibility of having to back to her home country without her partner, with an uncertain future.

    Kalauni and her partner were lost, scared, and unsure of what future had in store for them. They did not have any clue on how to proceed further, and obviously, they did not want to live apart from each other.

    It was then that they came across Vandana Rai’s profile on Google, and after doing their research realized that she was an experienced and a reputed Licensed Immigration Adviser based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her credentials and experience had earned her many good reviews, and Kalauni and her partner felt confident in approaching her.

    Being unlawful gave Kalauni sleepless nights, as she thought that she would be deported, but Vandana after hearing her story, quickly made an assessment, checked the documents, and gave her the immigration advice that she needed.

    Vandana first submitted her Section 61 Request in order to make Kalauni’s stay lawful and then advised her to gather supporting documents in anticipation of the Resident Visa, which she was planning to lodge thereafter.

    Due to Vandana’s professional guidance, Kalauni got her Section 61 Request approved. Once the Section 61 request was approved Vandana quickly lodged Kalauni’s Resident Visa too. Although there were many additional documents that were required to make the case stronger and decision ready Kalauni provided all of those and ultimately got her residence Visa approved.

    It took only six months from the time her Section 61 request was approved to the time her Resident visa was granted.

    Today she is a confident resident of New Zealand, living happily with her partner. Immigration Advisers New Zealand wishes her all the very best in her life.

    Partnership Based Residence Visa Approved Directly Under Section 61

    Alice is originally from the UK and was in New Zealand on a Temporary Work Visa. While in New Zealand, she got into a relationship with John, who is a New Zealand citizen. John is a passionate sailor and lives on a boat. So, Alice too moved in with John on his boat, and they happily started living together.

    Alice then lodged her visa application for partnership-based Residence Visa on the basis of her partnership with John in Nov 2018 and started waiting for an outcome on the application that she had lodged.

    While waiting for a decision on a partnership-based Residence Visa, her temporary Work Visa expired, and she inadvertently became unlawful in New Zealand. This happened because Alice somehow assumed that that since her Residence Visa application was under process, her status remained lawful. It was only when she enquired about her visa application that Immigration New Zealand informed her that she had turned unlawful the day her Work Visa had expired.

    Alice, on getting to know about her unlawful status panicked, and realizing that she needed professional help, started looking for a Licensed Immigration Adviser who could help her. That’s when she came across Vandana Rai’s profile and found it quite impressive because of the excellent reviews and the years of experience that she had in the industry.

    Alice was stressed at this point in time and didn’t want her careless mistake to have an adverse impact on the outcome of her visa application, as well as her future. She fully realized that in a worst-case scenario, her family would be torn apart, and Alice would have to live away from her few months old baby. Alice decided to fix a meeting with Vandana, and was pleasantly surprised, and was relieved after discussing her case with Vandana, and happily put her case in her hands.

    Alice soon sent Vandana all the documents that were requested from her, which assisted Vandana in drafting a persuasive advocacy letter (Section 61 Request) in support of her circumstances that supported Alice’s request for being made lawful again.

    Alice’s advocacy proved to be extra challenging because the couple had been living on a boat and hence had minimal evidence of living together. The couple also had very little evidence of public recognition of the relationship, and financial interdependence between them. However, Vandana represented the case and advocated that Alice and John had been in a steady, committed, and genuine relationship, and highlighted the fact that they had just had a baby together a few months back.

    In the absence of conventional evidence, Vandana worked hard and put forward letters from the couple detailing the chronology of their relationship. The content of the letters outlined the couple’s relationship, views, and plan to spend lives together. Other evidence included a birth certificate of their child, photos, and evidence of their travels together along with letters supporting their relationship from family and friends.

    Vandana also underlined the exceptional circumstances that needed to be considered for Section 61 Request, these were related to the fact that the couple had recently been blessed with a baby (who is a New Zealand citizen), and wanted to live and bring up their child together. The child needed the love and care of both the parents and that separation of the family would not have been in the best interest of the child. The child would have been denied the human right to parental love and care. Another point that was mentioned in support of Alice’s application was that she had no intention of breaching any visa condition or staying unlawfully in the country. Her overall record and unblemished conduct confirmed that it was a genuine mistake.

    After the Section 61 Request was submitted, Alice was nervously waiting to hear from Immigration New Zealand. She got the good news of her Section 61 Request being approved in three weeks.

    Alice is now happily living in New Zealand on Johns’s boat and is bringing up her baby with her partner, John. We wish them all the luck.

    Disclaimer: Names of our clients have been changed to protect their privacy.

    Grant Of Character Waiver Request

    This is the case study of Ayush who started his academic journey in September 2014 in New Zealand.

    Ayush came to New Zealand on a student visa to study for a two year Diploma in Computer Network Engineering. He finished his first year with flying colours, and excellent attendance record. Soon after he enrolled to complete his second year as he wanted to continue with his studies.

    However, fate intervened when in a work-related accident, his left leg was burnt, and he suffered grievous injuries. He was admitted to the hospital for several days. He had undergone surgery and the treatment went on for a long period. Even after the treatment got over, he was under constant medical monitoring.

    After Ayush felt slightly better, he wished to return to his daily routine of studying at his college and working part-time. However, he struggled to convince the college authorities to let him continue with his course but all in vain. The college decided that he could not attend his classes and continue with the course because he had missed quite a few classes and there were some changes in the course curriculum as well.

    The decision of the college authorities disheartened Ayush, who then complained to Public Trust and ultimately, when his pleas were not acceded to, he applied for a refund of the tuition fees.

    The downward spiral continued and it was during this time that his ex-girlfriend manipulated him into applying for a partnership-based work visa instead of a student visa. Ayush was in his lowest spirit and couldn’t think clearly about his future and decided to take his ex-girlfriend’s advice.

    However, he soon learned that she had advised him to apply for a partnership based visa so she could blackmail him and get easy money out of him. When Ayush refused to get blackmailed, his ex-partner filed a false case against him. An allegation of assault is considered a very serious offense in NZ and dealt with accordingly.

    Ayush was arrested and spent four months in custody. While he was in custody, he was served a deportation liability notice. Immigration New Zealand required him to surrender his passport. However, it was surrendered in the Criminal Court. During this time, his partnership visa was also cancelled, rendering his status unlawful in NZ.

    There was some respite for Ayush when the false charge on him was dismissed by the Court. The Court adjourned the application to enable Ayush to apply for judicial review for his deportation order. The judge was of the opinion that he was manipulated by his girlfriend into applying for a partnership visa and then was subject to blackmail and false allegation of assault. At last, Ayush was free of the false charges and could concentrate to get his life back on track. Another Good news soon followed when a Minister cancelled his deportation liability and granted him an open work visa for four months under Section 61 of the Immigration Act.

    Ayush knew that his work visa would soon expire and that he needed professional help to assist him with his next visa application. Hence, he did his research online and set up meetings with Licensed Immigration Advisers and Immigration Lawyers. Quite a few professionals were of the opinion that his circumstances were too complicated and that he should go back to India. However, Ayush was not convinced with them and didn’t feel that they would be able to present and advocate his case well. He was determined to try because he knew that he hadn’t done anything wrong. Then Ayush was suggested by a friend to meet Vandana Rai of Immigration Advisers NZ Ltd. She has represented his friend’s case, that wasn’t straight forward, a few years back, and got a successful outcome from Immigration New Zealand.

    Ayushthen met Vandana Rai, and was pleasantly surprised to see how patiently she listened to him, and the focussed questions that she asked him. He immediately felt at ease and told Vandana Rai the truth of what transpired and how his lie was changed for the worse. Vandana was very supportive, and assured him that she would do her best to try to give him a second chance at his life, here in NZ. It is needless to say that the case was complicated as Ayush had a complex immigration history. However, Vandana advised Ayush to submit all the relevant documents and evidence so she could prepare his advocacy.

    After Ayush’s visa application was submitted, INZ had a few concerns with regards to his intentions, work rights breach, past academic record, bond fides, and his financial history and hence, Vandana was once again required to submit submissions and the evidence that would help mitigate the concerns and so, she did. Several pieces of evidence of his bona fides like sworn affidavit of an expert, Court proceedings documents, decisions regarding Ayush’s cases, cancellation of deportation liability by the Minister, etc. were placed on record to prove he had genuine intentions to study and that his circumstances were beyond his control.

    After that, Ayush’s soon got his visa and has a special memory of the day he received the good news. He continues to be in touch with IANZ team members and we are thrilled to see that he is doing well in his academics. We wish him good luck for the future.

    Disclaimer: The applicant’s name has been changed to protect his privacy.

    Grant Of Character Waiver Request. Granted

    This case required in-depth knowledge and correct interpretation of New Zealand Immigration Instructions and Immigration Law in order to get a character waiver request approved.

    Vishwajeetisan Indian national who during his stay in New Zealand was once caught for drunk driving. At that stage, he took the incident lightly, only to know later that it was a big mistake from the point of view of Immigration New Zealand. Thus, when he applied for his work visa, he promptly received a PPI letter from immigration.

    The PPI letter highlighted the issue of drunk driving and put a character concern against him. He was told that without the grant of a character waiver, his visa could not be approved.
    Vishwajeet now understood the gravity of the matter and got into panic mode frantically thinking what to do next, who to approach and what were the options available to him. His decision to share his circumstances with his friends further put him in despair and left him with extreme stress.

    As he was searching for a solution to his predicament, he learned about Himanshu Rai through Google. He was impressed by the online reviews and professional background of the Licensed Immigration Adviser. Himanshu indeed proved to be his savior. Within a few moments of his first meeting with Himanshu, Vishwajeet was relieved of his anxieties. The way he interacted with him convinced Vishwajeet that he was in good hands. His in-depth knowledge about immigration persuaded him and convinced him that his case would surely be handled in a most competent and skilled manner.

    Himanshuassessed the matter and asked Vishwajeet to give all the relevant documents needed for his character waiver request. He discussed with Vishwajeet and requested documents that Vishwajeet had no idea would be useful in advocating for his character waiver request e.g. his day-to-day commuting details after the incident, his self-imposed restrictions, and support letters from his friends and colleagues.

    The case was well advocated and effectively presented,which gave Immigration New Zealand a different perspective about the surrounding circumstances of the client. Hence due to Himanshu’scompetence, skills and sincere efforts, Vishwajeet was granted his character waiver request, which turns got him his much-awaited visa approval.

    Vishwajeet is currently working with a high-profile multinational company and is planning to apply for his residency very soon.

    Grant of Onshore Student Visa

    Simarjit Kaur, from Punjab, India was studying in New Zealand on a student visa. As the learning environment here was totally different from that of India, shefound it extremely hard to cope up with her studies.As a result, she failed in a few subjects. Her health also suffered due to the stress related issues, which affected her attendance. In addition to all of that certain other issues like lack of genuine funds, breaching of work rights, unexplained transactions she had made from her bank account and othersput her case in complicated case category.

    Therefore, when she applied for her student visa extension to complete her course, as expected, she was given a PPI letter by Immigration New Zealand. It was a five page letter, which clearly accentuated the seriousness of her matter. There were so many issues with her application that whosoever she interacted with, asked her to return to India.She and her parents were very disheartened, as she faced a an uncertain future.At that stage, she herself thought that it was impossible for her to get her visa.

    She had learnt about Vandana Rai from the success stories many of her fellow students had shared on Facebook and Google. Everyone had recommended that she is one person who is an expert at handling complicated cases. Therefore, as herlast resort, shetook an appointment withVandana Rai.After the first meeting itself, she became confident andassured that Vandana would be able to advocate her case in an effective and efficient manner, and Immigration New Zealand would be made aware of her side of the story as well.

    It took Vandanaa lot of hard work, and several client interactionsbefore she finalizedher advocacy draft.She explained each pointin detail covering all the individual concerns that Immigration New Zealand had raised. After reading the draft, Simarjit was so happy that her point of view had been convincingly put on paper. It was a 10-page letter which effectively covered every single concern that Immigration New Zealand had raised in the PPI letter, and no point was left.

    Finally, when she received the news of her visa approval, shecould not control her tears, and profusely Vandana Rai and her team for all that they had done for her in order to save her future in New Zealand.

    Presently, she is studying her course and is on the verge of completing her qualification. We wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

    Grant of Partnership Based Work Visa

    Hansraj hadbeen in New Zealand for six years after having first come here on a student visa. He thereafter continued to stayin New Zealandfirst on Post Study Work Visa(Open),and then on Post Study Work Visa Employer Assisted) before finally applying and getting his Essential Skills Work Visa.

    He was working hard and trying to make a good career for himself.During his stay, he also got married back home and his wife joined him here last year.Everything was going well until last year when he lost his job. Things started getting worse as time went past, and despite him trying his best to get another job, he was unsuccessful in doing so. Hence, withouta job and any earnings to support, he was forced to take assistance from his family back home as he had himself and his wife to look after.

    He then decided to request his wife to apply for a Student Visa, however he knew that considering his complicated circumstances, there would most likely be concerns from Immigration New Zealand.Therefore, he researched for a good Licensed Immigration Adviser and came across Vandana Rai’s profile. The 4.9 star rating coupled with excellent reviews on Google and Facebook for handling such such complex cases prompted him to establish contact with Vandana.

    Vandana gathered information regarding surrounding circumstances of the couple, and specifically the student applicant, and advised to proceed further with Malini’s academic aspirations. All the documents were then obtained, and Malini applied for her student visa.

    On having lodged the Student Visa, Hansraj too based on the professional immigration advice of Vandana lodged his Partnership based work visa application. It was a foregone conclusion that immigration would raise serious concerns about their situation. A myriad of concerns related tonot meeting eligibility criteria , genuineness of relationship, not having enough living together prrofs, stability of relationship, bona fides, solo offshore visits, IRDentries, employmentbackground, etc. were raised.

    After seeing the PPI letter, Hansraj and his wife became very nervous. They lost all hope and started think about going back to India. But Vandana advised them to keep their spirits high and asked for the evidences to mitigate the concerns of Immigration New Zealand. She was very meticulous in her approach and advised them on what evidences to provide in support of their claims. She did not leave anything to chanceand asked them to submit even the smallest piece of evidence e.g. shopping receipt, utility bills, transportation details etc. She interviewed them again and came up with many aspects, which even the couple could not have thought of. She covered each and every concern, and mitigated them in a methodical manner duly supported by documentary evidence.

    Eventually, the great news of their visa approval came, and the couplewasoverwhelmed with joy and happiness.
    They are presently doing well for themselves. Malini is progressing well in her academic journey while Manraj has got another job. We wish them the best of the world.

    Grant of Section 61 Request

    My name is Luiz Gustavo,and I am from Brazil. I came to New Zealand on student visa in September 2016 to study English (Level 3). I am a doctor by profession. After I finished my English studies, I wanted to apply for a student visa but I came across a good opportunity to do some volunteer work, which I thought I should do to gain New Zealand work experience.

    Therefore, I, myself, applied for a visitor visa to spend some time doing the volunteer work till my next study course started, I thought that this would be as easy as before. However, it wasn’t that easy as I got a letter from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) saying that they had concerns about my intentions and bonafides. I had difficulty in understanding the legalities due to my English language constraints. Although quite confused, I still wrote to them explaining my true intentions thinking that they would understand my view. I told immigration that if they have problem about my volunteer work, I could stop it.

    To my shock, my visa was declined, and I was rendered unlawful in New Zealand.

    I had nowhere to go and despite many visits to different lawyers and immigration advisers, I could not find help as everyone suggested me to return to my home country and apply from there. But my main reason to come here was to enhance my medicine career and I could not afford to go back to my country with nothing to show for my academic efforts.

    It was then I went on Google search and tried to connect with good immigration advisers in Auckland ,and to my luck I found Vandana Rai and Himanshu Rai of Immigration Advisers NZ Ltd. When I visited Vandana Rai’s office at 20 Hobson Street, her composed personality comforted my apprehensions. She listened to my problems and showed me the way forward. Her simple, calm and confident personality assured me, gave me confidence and made me feel less stressed.

    She took over my case and sought all the documents needed for my Section 61 request. She made a draft advocacy of my case read out to me, I was immediately confident and comforted that now immigration will understand my position. She scrutinised and analysed all my documents and assured me the high probability of a positive outcome.

    And how right she was! My Section 61 request was granted by the Immigration new Zealand.

    It was only due to her efforts, that I could be lawful again on my Student Visa. I am so happy with her services and would surely want anyone who is in difficult situation to visit her once. I assure you that all your problems will be taken care of in a highly reliable, professional, ethical and competent manner.

    Grant of Employer Assisted Work Visa

    My name is Simran Kaur from India, and I came to study, work and live in New Zealand in 2016. I completed my Level 7 Diploma and after availing of my Post Study Work Visa (Open), decided to apply for Post Study Work Visa (Employer Assisted), I did not know that it would be so difficult, because I got a concern letter from Immigration New Zealand (INZ), which had multiple concerns on my application.

    In the concern letter that I received, INZ among others had demanded sustainability and compliance evidence along with justification from my employer. In addition, they also had concerns with my qualifications not matching the job of Assistant Manager. The immigration also had issues with my company being new. INZ asked me so many documents like monthly schedules, GST returns, Rosters, bank statements, accounts, etc. in addition to what I had already submitted.

    I was so afraid that I thought of returning home to India. But Vandana Rai assured me that she would try her best and assist me in explaining my surrounding circumstances duly supported by documentary evidences as relevant to each of the concern raised so that INZ would be satisfied. When I gave her the documents, she gave me time and read them carefully. Once she had scrutinised all my documents she assured me that I had a good probability of being able to mitigate the concerns of INZ. She systematically arranged and explained all the documents that I had provided, and presented my case in the most professional manner.

    She wrote to immigration about my company’s sustainability and other issues which immigration wanted duly supported by documents. While I was waiting for the decision, I was very anxious and stressed but Vandana always provided me with assurance and confidence.

    It took her many days and several correspondences with immigration but finally, Vandana indeed got my visa. I strongly recommend all the visa aspirants to visit her and look for yourself how reliable, professional and ethical are her services.

    Partnership Based Work Visa Granted

    I am Kyung Mi from South Korea and I became unlawful in New Zealand when my Partnership Based Temporary Entry Application that was being processed in Immigration, got declined.

    After careful consideration of my surrounding circumstances Vandana Rai lodged my Section 61 Request, which was granted by the Immigration in a matter of three weeks. Vandana advocated my case on the facts that I had become unlawful due to circumstances beyond my control, and that I was living in a genuine and stable relationship with my partner which enjoyed social recognition and had financial interdependence.

    As such I was given a General Visitor Visa to maintain my lawful status and also spend more time with my partner, explore New Zealand and practice English.

    I strongly recommend the services of New Zealand Immigration Advisers to all those who have become unlawful in New Zealand unintentionally and want to become lawful again.

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