For those interested in relocating to New Zealand to join their partner, New Zealand offers an immigration facility known as the New Zealand Spouse Visa which will enable you to live, work and study in New Zealand with your partner as your permanent residency. It is aimed at those who are in a genuine stable relationsh...

Understanding the processing time for a spouse visa is important for one who intends to enter New Zealand to join his or her spouse. New Zealand has various partner visas that make it easy for spouses or partners of New Zealand citizens or residents to live together in New Zealand. This article pinpoints what one shoul...

NSW Moves on Prior Sectors rather than Skilled Occupation Lists To better respond to changing skills shortages, the New South Wales (NSW) government has announced it will stop publishing specific ANZSCO unit groups in exchange for focusing on sectors rather than lists of occupations. This new adjustment is one further...

The landscape of immigration is changing constantly across the world. The Government through its notification of 9 August 2024 increased fees for visas from 1 October 2024. These enhanced visa charges and levies would help devise a sustainable and efficient self-funding system of immigration. Aptech Visa, being an appr...

As part of such efforts to help migrants and foster family bonding, New Zealand's National Party has proposed an exciting new scheme: an increase in the Parent Visitor Visa NZ  period from one to five years. This initiative, called Parent Visa Boost, is designed to make it easier for parents and gran...