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A Fijian national faced ongoing challenges after being deported from New Zealand. Despite completing the mandatory 5-year ban, every visa application he submitted was declined. Separated from his wife, who remained in New Zealand, the couple endured years apart. Multiple lawyers advised him that returning was impossible. Determined to reunite, he found us online and scheduled a paid Zoom consultation with Simon. After a comprehensive case review, we recommended pursuing a Ministerial Intervention. We prepared a compelling submission highlighting his strong family ties in New Zealand, his wife’s circumstances, and addressed the character issues behind his deportation and visa rejections. After a 9-month wait, the Minister approved the intervention, waiving his character concerns. This allowed him to successfully reapply for a visa. He is now back in New Zealand, finally reunited with his wife after years of uncertainty. 
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This case exemplifies the importance of compassion, resilience, and skilled advocacy in navigating New Zealand's visa processes. Our client, an IT professional from Fiji, faced significant challenges but ultimately achieved a positive outcome through determination and strong community support. Since arriving in New Zealand in 2010, the client has made meaningful contributions to the IT sector. However, visa rejections in 2018 and 2021 caused prolonged separation from his wife, a New Zealand citizen. This separation was especially difficult due to her medical condition, underscoring the urgency of resolving the situation. To address these challenges, we highlighted the client’s remorse, resilience, and commitment to rectifying past issues. This approach demonstrated his dedication to New Zealand’s society and economy while showcasing the strong community backing he had. As a result, the authorities granted him a six-month work visa, allowing him to reunite with his wife and continue his IT career in New Zealand. This milestone also positions him to apply for a partnership-based resident visa, providing long-term stability for his family. This outcome highlights the value of persistence, community support, and strategic legal advocacy in reuniting families and supporting skilled migrants who enrich New Zealand’s economy.  Discover a remarkable story of resilience and legal expertise as a family overcomes significant immigration challenges to secure a future in New Zealand through Section 61 and Ministerial Intervention. A family facing deportation—a wife with a deportation order, an unlawfully residing husband, and their New Zealand-born child under the same status—confronted a critical and high-risk situation closely monitored by compliance authorities. In this precarious scenario, the family turned to our firm, led by CEO Simon, for help. Simon addressed the wife’s deportation order through a request for Ministerial Intervention, successfully cancelling it. With this hurdle cleared, he shifted focus to regularizing the family’s status under Section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009. This provision enables individuals unlawfully in New Zealand to apply directly to the Minister of Immigration for a visa. Simon crafted a compelling Section 61 application, emphasising the family’s deep ties to New Zealand and the hardships they would face if displaced. The application succeeded, granting visas to all family members and securing their legal status after 15 years of uncertainty. With their status regularised, the family is now preparing for a long-awaited trip back to Indonesia to reunite with loved ones. This case underscores the transformative impact of skilled legal advocacy, the importance of understanding immigration provisions like Section 61, and the strategic use of Ministerial Intervention to resolve complex cases.   This story highlights the transformative impact of skilled legal advocacy and the complexities of New Zealand's immigration system. A client from Fiji, previously deported from New Zealand, faced multiple visa rejections that left him separated from his New Zealand resident wife and young daughter. The family endured emotional hardship as repeated applications failed to overcome the deportation's legal barriers. After extensive research, the client’s wife sought Simon's expertise. Simon prepared a compelling case for Ministerial Intervention, successfully addressing the client’s character concerns. Following this, Simon submitted a meticulously crafted visitor visa application, resulting in the approval of a 6-month visa. For the first time since his daughter’s birth, the client reunited with his family in New Zealand. This outcome underscores the importance of expert guidance and strategic persistence in navigating complex immigration challenges. Families facing similar situations are reminded that professional support can turn even the most difficult cases into stories of hope and reunion.  |
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