Residence Pathways for your Parents - Christchurch (English)

Recognised nationally as one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Lane Neave is a full-service law firm located in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown with a local and global client base.

Lane Neave

Free workshops in Auckland and Christchurch

If you are a New Zealand citizen or resident, and considering applying for residence for your parents, please feel free to join our free workshops in Auckland or Christchurch.The Parent Category reopened in November 2022 with the first Expression of Interest selection from the ballot pool coming up soon in August 2023The Parent Retirement Category is also available for parents of New Zealanders to obtain residence by investing at least NZD 1 million in New Zealand for four years.This free one hour workshop is aimed at helping attendees to:•	understand the application requirements (including income, English language and physical presence), fees and procedures for their parents to apply for New Zealand resident visas, under both categories;•	differentiate between the two categories and assess whether they can support their parents for an application.Join Lane Neave’s two specialist immigration lawyers, Winnie Chen and Ken Huang, who will take the attendees through the various aspects of these two residence policies, including: •	A high level overview of both policies and application requirements;•	Health and character requirements;•	Timeline and INZ application process;•	Common issues, tips and tricks.Our speakersWinnie ChenWinnie is a specialist immigration lawyer who speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese, and excels at providing sound strategic and pragmatic advice to both private and corporate clients.While Winnie has extensive experience in a full range of standard and complex immigration applications, including special directions requests, complaints, appeals and other complex matters, she has particular experience in business and investment related immigration applications for our firm’s private and corporate Chinese clients.Winnie is very friendly and approachable. She treats the applicants as clients in a professional and friendly way. She has a great passion for law and aims to help clients to achieve their immigration aspirations.Ken HuangKen is a specialist Immigration lawyer who is bilingual in English and Mandarin and delivers a first-class service to the firm’s private and corporate client base.Ken has experience across all types of visa applications, with particular expertise in investor categories and corporate migration services, gained primarily through first hand file management works.Ken has a strong focus on representing high net worth offshore investors, providing strategic advice on their investments and residence visa application structure, guiding clients throughout their application process and ensuring they can use their investments to apply for New Zealand residence in an effective and efficient manner.Ken is experienced in advising business owners to plan and review their migrant-worker needs, formulating accreditation structures and working with their staff to obtain appropriate visas to suit their needs while ensuring business operation efficiency.Ken’s experience around dealing with complex visa files, compliance and appeal matters also enables him to provide clear guidance and direction to private individual clients on their daily visa needs and long term residency to New Zealand.This is a free workshop, but space is limited, so please register as soon as possible to guarantee a place. Tea and coffee will be provided.

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