Case 195 - CD After CD submitted EOI the NZIS tell CD she will not be invited to apply for PR as she cannot be a Purchasing Manager unless she has at least 5 years experience. TDA persuades NZIS they are wrong. NZIS issue letter of invitation to CD to apply for PR. NZIS then say PR application will be declined because job is not skilled. NZIS also say employer is a risk to NZ immigration policy. Although it took 8 months TDA persuaded NZIS that they were wrong and CD was granted PR.
Case 188 - LX applied for citizenship but did not qualify because his parents had not stayed in NZ long enough and LX was less than 18 years of age during part of his citizenship qualifying period. Initially LX citizenship application was declined but TDA prepared a convincing argument for the Minister of Internal Affairs and LX was approved for NZ citizenship.
Case 03 - MQ was accused by NZIS of falsifying her Chinese qualifications. The only evidence NZIS had was an anonymous letter making accusation. With no further evidence NZIS declined application and MQ was ordered to leave NZ. MQ’s previous agent did not know what to do. TDA proved the NZIS was wrong and also that NZIS case officer had never verified her Chinese university qualifications. After 12 months MQ was granted PR and received an apology from NZIS.
Case 253 - QG was invited to apply for PR but before a decision was made her employer went bankrupt. PR application was declined and as she now had no job she was not approved for extension of work permit. She was told to leave NZ as she was now an overstayer. Her previous agent could not help her so she came to TDA. After 10 days TDA convinced NZIS to give her a visitor permit. She has now been able to submit a new PR application as she has a new job.
Case 091 - SP was employed as “Production Support Computer Technician” at a rate of $10 an hour. Initially NZIS said SP’s job offer was not skilled and his wages were too low for a skilled employee. TDA was able to demonstrate that the job was skilled and that skilled migrant policy did not have a minimum wage level. SP was approved for PR.
Case 176 - SPY SPY’s employer owned 10 apartments inside a big apartment complex. The 10 apartments were rented out by the room on a daily or weekly basis. SPY managed the renting of the rooms. NZIS said job was not skilled and salary was not high enough and so her skilled migrant application could not be approved. TDA submitted detailed policy arguments and NZIS accepted these and SPY and her husband were granted PR
Case 022 - SR was originally a refugee from Cambodia who was sent to France where he became a French citizen. His family were all refugees. Some were sent to NZ and some to the USA. NZIS did not believe SR was a blood relative to his brothers and sisters in New Zealand. TDA organized SR to become a NZ resident.
Case 055 - GLH did his work permit application himself but came to TDA when he was advised he was not eligible for a work permit. TDA convinced NZIS they were wrong. GLH was granted a work permit. GLH then did his own skilled migrant application but again came to TDA when NZIS said his job as Warehouse Manager was not skilled because his salary and duties meant he was only a warehouse clerk. TDA took over application and convinced NZIS that GLH had skilled employment and his salary level was acceptable under policy.
Case 217 - NG Case 217 - NG applied for skilled migrant PR through another immigration agent. NZIS said their investigation confirmed job was not skilled as it was only a Travel Consultant and not a Travel Manger position. NZIS said employer was a risk to NZ immigration policy and also declined work permit application. Previous agent did not know what to do. TDA worked with employer and prepared the job description and employment contract. NZIS changed their decision and granted PR.
Case 021 - HS Case 021 – HS was from Romania and applied for skilled migrant PR. NZIS said his wife could not be approved because their marriage was not genuine. NZIS said this was because his wife did not join HS in NZ for 12 months while he was looking for a job and organizing their PR application. HS and his wife had 2 children. TDA convinced the NZIS that there reasons were wrong. The whole family was granted PR.
Case 117 - CXY Case 117 – CXY and her husband were granted PR as a result of a successful application under the amnesty of 2001. However, neither CXY nor her husband speaks English which is a requirement for citizenship. TDA persuaded the Minister of Internal Affairs on humanitarian grounds to grant them citizenship as an exception to policy.
Case 056 - YN YN&YC were a married couple. YC had become an overstayer because previous agent did not follow up on work permit application. YN applied for skilled migrant PR but was declined because YC was overstayer and her job offer was with an unlicensed employer. YN&YC came to TDA when previous agent did not know what to do. TDA proved NZIS lost YC work permit application and got him a new work permit. TDA helped YN get a new job offer and NZIS then approved their application for skilled migrant PR.
Case 066 - CS Case 066 –CS had a job offer from BNZ as a bank teller and applied for skilled migrant PR. NZIS said his job was not skilled and his application would be declined. BNZ would not change the employment agreement to comply with NZIS requirements for a skilled job description. However, TDA persuaded the BNZ Manager to write to NZIS saying CS was employed because of his language skills in English and Chinese. This argument convinced NZIS to grant PR as translator is a skilled job.
Case 040 - WQ Case 040 – WQ has NZ qualifications in the repair of computers. WQ was originally employed as a car salesman but also was used to do computer work for the company. The main reason he was employed was because of being able to speak English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Initially NZIS considered the job was not skilled. TDA convinced NZIS that the job was skilled because it was not just selling cars but WQ was also required to translate for customers in English and Chinese.
Case 148 - GL Case 148 – GL graduated with a marketing degree from a Polytech and got a job involved in the selling of real estate. but salesman is not considered by the NZIS to be a skilled job. TDA discussed with the employer and then suggest the job description write as a market research officer is more relevant to her marketing qualification and her multiple language skills. GL’s application for PR was approved in 6 weeks.
Case 134 - AR Case 134 – AR and his family were stateless refugees from Palestine. They were born in Lebanon but were not citizens of Lebanon and they had lived in Dhubai for more than 20 years. TDA managed their PR application under family category which was difficult because of the status of people migrating from the Middle East who were not citizens of any country. They were granted PR.
Case 167 - ZH Case 167 – ZH and her husband applied for skilled migrant PR. NZIS considered her employment was not skilled, her employer could not financially sustain the employment of ZH, and she did not meet the minimum English requirements. The employer had lost more $500,000 in his business. TDA convinced NZIS everything was OK. They were granted PR.
Case 168 - HJ Case 168 – HJ was a student who had not been allowed to submit her student application because she did not have the financial information about her parents’ income. As a result she became an overstayer. TDA contacted the NZIS Branch Manager and he agreed to allow HJ’s application to be accepted as an exception to policy. Her student permit was approved.
Case 171 - XY Case 171 – XY was a travel and tourism graduate with a job as the Manager of the tourism department for a small travel and tourism company. The NZIS rejected XY’s application as a skilled migrant PR because they considered his job was not skilled and not relevant to his qualification. TDA convinced the NZIS case officer she was wrong. XY was granted PR.
Case 190 - YZ Case 190 – YZ applied for PR under family category. To qualify for PR she needed a job offer. Her first job offer was rejected by the NZIS and YZ was advised her application would be declined. TDA found her a second job offer but by the time NZIS processed YZ’s application the employer had sold his restaurant and the job offer was withdrawn. TDA found a new job at another restaurant and YZ was eventually granted PR.
Case 214 - YZ Case 214 – YZ had a job offer as Operations Manager for an employer with 3 small retail shops. NZIS rejected her application for PR because the employment agreement breached the law. Also NZIS said her job was only a shop sales assistant. Her previous agent did not know what to do. TDA took over and convinced YZ her job as Operations Manager was genuine. TDA re-wrote her employment agreement. YZ approved for PR.