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14/10/2026

🔥🔥Resident Visa Approval🔥🔥

Congratulations Mrs S for the approval of your Resident Visa Application.

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12/10/2026

🔥🔥Visitor Visa Approval🔥🔥

Miss P has been granted a 9 months Visitor Visa to remain here and await the decision on her Appeal with the Immigration Protection Tribunal.

12/10/2026

🔥🔥Visa Transfer/Confirmation🔥🔥

10/10/2026

CAUGHT UP: A man who spent 38 years living in New Zealand under a false identity has had his latest attempt to avoid deportation rejected.

Lafaele Laoa, 60, arrived in New Zealand in 1988 using a forged passport under the name Olive Mao.

Authorities struggled to track him down for decades before police information helped Immigration New Zealand locate him in 2024.

Laoa has a history of convictions dating back to 1992, with the tribunal also hearing about a number of alleged family harm incidents.

But Laoa argued that deporting him to Samoa would be unfair, pointing to his family connections in New Zealand and his role in caring for his sister, who has end-stage kidney failure.

He also claimed a family dispute over land meant he had nowhere to live in Samoa.

The Immigration and Protection Tribunal rejected his appeal, finding that his lengthy unlawful stay and use of a false identity weighed against allowing him to remain.

However, his deportation was delayed for three months to allow arrangements to be made for his sister’s care.

That deadline expired on September 29, and Immigration New Zealand has confirmed Laoa remains in the country unlawfully.

Officials say they are engaging with him and his representative about his departure, with further enforcement action possible if he does not leave voluntarily.

Sources:1News

28/09/2026

27/09/2026

📢📢INZ Media Release

Exploitation behind showroom doors: Company sentenced and ordered to pay $170,000 for migrant worker exploitation

Published 25 September 2026

An Upper Hutt based company has been sentenced for exploiting migrant workers who were underpaid, housed in unsafe conditions, and pressured to keep working in breach of visa rules.

At the Hutt Valley District Court, Autopride Cars Limited was fined NZD $100,000, ordered to pay a total reparation of NZD $70,654.06 to the workers and had their employer accreditation revoked. This means they cannot employ migrants under the Accredited Employer Work Visa in the future.

The company was convicted in May in relation to 2 charges of exploiting temporary or unlawful workers, in connection to the treatment of 2 migrant workers during 2023.

The victims arrived in New Zealand on visitor visas and were later recruited by Autopride Cars Limited. Both were made to work long hours for cash pay without employment agreements, tax registration, or basic worker protections.

Each worked at least 6 days a week, typically for around 9 hours a day, and paid NZD $100 cash per day – an effective hourly rate of about NZD $11, well below the minimum wage at the time. Pay was irregular and had to be repeatedly requested so they could afford food and personal items.

Company managers repeatedly promised to arrange work visas, asked the workers to provide documents, and assured them that applications were underway. No visas were ever lodged or processed. Instead, the workers were pressured to continue working despite their unlawful status.

“The investigation found that the workers’ immigration status was used to control them and keep them silent” says National Manager Investigations Jason Perry. “One worker was instructed to hide from Immigration New Zealand officers during a compliance visit and pressured not to speak to authorities. The other felt unable to leave their job because of pressure from management and concern for a family member who also worked for the company.”

Both workers eventually left the company following Immigration New Zealand intervention, citing ongoing exploitation and fear for their safety.

“This case shows how migrant exploitation works in real life, with people being kept quiet through fear and pressure” says Jason Perry. “Exploiting migrants is not ‘doing business’. It is criminal behaviour, and we will pursue it to hold those responsible to account.”

“Employer accreditation is a privilege, not a right. Employers who abuse the system should expect significant consequences. It is a reminder that employers must meet the standards expected of those entrusted to hire migrant workers.”

“If members of the public see migrants living or working in unsafe or inadequate conditions, being underpaid, or being intimidated by an employer, we want you to speak up. Reporting concerns can make a real difference. It helps us protect vulnerable workers and take action against those who abuse the system.”

To make a complaint or report exploitation, visit:

www.immigration.govt.nz

27/09/2026

📢📢INZ Announcement

New age and evidence requirements for some partnership-based visas
Published 25 September 2026

From 25 September 2026, new age and evidence requirements will apply to dedicated partnership-based visa categories.

Both the person applying for the visa and the partner supporting them must be aged 18 or over when the application is made.

Immigration New Zealand will recognise partnership evidence only from when both people were aged 18 or over.

Visas affected by the changes
The changes apply to:

Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa
Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa
Partner of a New Zealander Visitor Visa
Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa
Partner of a Worker Visitor Visa
Partner of a Worker Work Visa
Partner of a Student Visitor Visa
Partner of a Student Work Visa
Partner of an NZ Scholarship Student Work Visa.
They do not apply where a partner is included in a residence application under the Skilled, Business, International, Humanitarian or other non-partnership-based Family streams, or in a general visitor visa application.

What the changes mean for applicants

Couples applying for partnership-based residence must have lived together for at least 12 months. Under the new requirements, this period can begin to count only once both people are aged 18.

In practice, this means an applicant cannot qualify for partnership-based residence until both the applicant and the supporting partner are at least 19.

Temporary partnership visas do not have an explicit 12-month living-together requirement. Applicants must still provide enough acceptable evidence from after both partners turned 18 to show that they are living together in a genuine and stable relationship. This means turning 18 will not usually result in immediate eligibility.

Before applying

Applicants must continue to meet all other requirements for the visa they are applying for.

Some online application forms will not be updated immediately. Applicants and advisers should check the latest requirements on the Immigration New Zealand website before submitting an application.

The changes do not apply to resident visa applications submitted before 25 September 2026, or visas that have already been granted.

21/09/2026

Families paid Paola Walker-Rodriguez's companies thousands for New Zealand study and visa packages, only to discover key promises were never delivered.