By Liana Allan

Yesterday's NZ immigration and investment seminar was a brilliant success.

For the 180+ Registered Migration Agents who attended the event at CQU in Sydney yesterday, me being one of them, we soon discovered how much more user-friendly the NZIS is compared to the DIBP.

Here is an interesting, unique and novel question:

Suppose the Department’s staff declines to refer a request for Ministerial Intervention to the Minister for consideration.

Is it possible to seek judicial review in the Federal Circuit Court to get that decision overturned, and thus to compel the Department to bring the case before the Minister?

Current invitation round

An invitation round for skill select took place on 4 October 2017 with the next round due on 18 October 2017. For the remainder of the year, invitation rounds will be issued twice per month.

The following information may be useful to those who submitted their expression on interest and currently waiting on an outcome:

Would you like to read about a citizenship case that had a positive conclusion for the applicant?

How about one where the applicant was able to rely on an “obscure” exception to the “general residence” requirement of section 22(1) of the Australian Citizenship Act  in order to persuade the Tribunal to set aside a decision by the Department to refuse his citizenship application?

How about a citizenship case with a compassionate outcome?

Licensed Immigration Adviser 200800600 (NZ) James Alan Hall will be presenting the following topics at 2pm this Thursday 12th October at 400 Kent Street, Sydney for Australian Registered Migration Agents who might be interested in considering NZ as an immigration option for their clients.  To attend the event please RSVP by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  For more information please scroll down or click here.

Introduction 

NZ licensing

IAA and introduction in 2008