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Immigration Update: The Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023
On 6 of January 2024, The Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 came into effect.
18th January 2024
Immigration update: Accredited Employer Work Visa Changes
From 29 October, accredited employers are not able to use 90-day trial periods in employment agreements when hiring people on an Accredited...
19th October 2023
Immigration update: Skilled Residence Pathways
Over the last year and a half, a number of changes have been made to the skilled residence pathways in...
13th October 2023
Immigration Focus - Securing residency for your parents: what you need to know
On 12 October 2022 INZ announced that the long-awaited Parent Resident Visa would resume processing, meaning that more people will...
14th February 2023
WHO LETS THE DOGS OUT? What Happens with our Pets when we Separate?
With almost as many pets as people – 4.35 million as of 2020, and second only to the United States...
12th October 2022
Why you need a Contracting Out Agreement (“pre-nup”)
Stuff you need to know about relationship property law in NZ
04th October 2021
Immigration Update: New 2021 Resident Visa
To address the current backlog of visa applications awaiting processing and the lack of residency options for skilled migrants, Immigration...
30th September 2021
COVID Mandatory Vaccinations
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has given us our first glance into the ability of employers to require employees performing...
13th September 2021
Immigration Team @ McMillan&Co. - Level 4 Lockdown Updates
We have been advised that Immigration New Zealand (INZ) offices are currently closed and most INZ staff are now working remotely. Visa...
23rd August 2021
New Hate Speech Laws in NZ
Keyboard warriors beware. In the wake of the Christchurch shootings of March 2019, changes to the New Zealand’s hate speech laws...
20th August 2021
Immigration Update: Essential Skills Work Visa (ESWV) - Changes benefitting employers who wish to retain their migrant workforce
From 19 July 2021, several changes will come into play which offer more flexibility to migrants applying for an ESWV.
19th July 2021
Immigration Services @ McMillan&Co. and key changes for New Zealand Migrants
The New Zealand immigration landscape is constantly changing, and in today’s world of border restrictions, travel bubbles and vaccine roll...
08th July 2021
Rest Home Subsidies and Family Trusts - The vexing issue of Family Trusts and hospital and rest home subsidies in NZ
Prior to 1991, New Zealanders had been able to rest assured that from cradle to grave they would never foot...
17th March 2021
The New Trusts Act 2019: Key changes to consider
The Trusts Act 2019 (the Act) comes into force on 30 January 2021 and is the first major reform of...
12th November 2020