Work, student and family visas, residence, and challenging decisions. Applications are decided by Immigration New Zealand; the Immigration and Protection Tribunal hears appeals on residence class visas, refugee and protected person status, and deportation.
Lawyers whose own published profile focuses on immigration work. Each lawyer was checked on the New Zealand Law Society's register before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms.
Maninder Sidhu · Director · Hamilton
7A Princes Street, Hamilton
Director who specialises in family and immigration matters, and also advises on residential and commercial conveyancing, wills and trusts. She is a listed legal aid provider and advises in Hindi, Punjabi and English.
Vikram Singh · Solicitor · Wellington
Level 2, 50 Customhouse Quay, Wellington 6011
Advises individuals, families and business owners on immigration — including entrepreneur and investor visas, skilled migrant and work-to-residence pathways, and family applications — as well as employment and commercial matters. He advises in Hindi, Punjabi and English.
Kim Saran Lee · Senior Solicitor, Immigration · Auckland
Level 8, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland 1010
Senior solicitor in the firm's immigration team, based in Auckland. She advises on temporary and residence visas, appeals to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, ministerial interventions, section 61 requests, and character and medical waivers.
Eleanor Dyche · Director · Tauranga
20 Park Street, Tauranga 3110
Director and the firm's immigration law specialist, often taking referrals for complex immigration matters. She is also an experienced criminal defence lawyer and a legal aid provider.
Jen Bensley · Leads the Immigration Team · Christchurch
131 Victoria Street, Christchurch
Leads the firm's immigration team. A former immigration officer at Immigration New Zealand, she handles investment, business, student, work, visitor, family and residence visas, and advises on deportation liability, ministerial requests and appeals to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. She also works in property law and conveyancing.
Immigration New Zealand decides visa and residence applications. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal hears appeals about residence class visas, refugee and protected person status, and deportation.
No. People who give immigration advice must be licensed unless they're exempt. The Immigration Advisers Authority explains who needs a licence — check before you pay.
Every lawyer listed was checked on the New Zealand Law Society's register of lawyers before being added, and each held a current practising certificate. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society's Lawyers Complaints Service (0800 261 801).