Being without a valid visa can be stressful as it can in some cases result in people being arrested and detained in prison before being deported with no right of appeal. There are a number of reasons why someone may be without a valid visa. Those people are sometimes called overstayers, unlawfully in New Zealand, or undocumented. In some cases, they may have been without a visa for a matter or days, weeks or a few months. In other cases, they may have been without a valid visa for decades, or even since birth. We have experience successfully representing people in all those situations, including through visa requests under section 61 (immigration Act 2009), Ministerial intervention, or a humanitarian appeal
Overstayers
Section 61 Request
Section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009 allows you to make a request to be granted a visa if you do not currently have one. However, this is not as straightforward as it seems. We can help you structure your request in a way that Immigration New Zealand will issue a successful decision.
Deportation Liability
Immigration New Zealand can write to advise you that you may be liable for deportation. At this stage, you have the option of responding and having your liability cancelled or suspended. We have helped numerous clients through this process successfully.
Voluntary Departure
We have been involved in negotiating settlements with Immigration New Zealand so they hold off on serving deportation orders allowing our clients to leave New Zealand at their convenience. Get in touch with us today with your questions.