Greenstone welcomes Stephan du Plessis to the Team

Greenstone’s team of advisers is growing very quickly. We are very excited to welcome our newest member to the Team: Stephan du Plessis. Stephan grew up, studied and got married in South Africa. He was later admitted as a lawyer in the High Court of South...

Greenstone welcomes Tamara Colquhoun to the team

Tamara Colquhoun Greenstone is pleased to welcome Tamara Colquhoun to our advisory team. Tamara is a first generation Samoan New Zealander who grew up in Palmerston North. She completed her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Victoria...

INZ Business Migration Policies Changing

A number of changes are being made to business migration policies to encourage more high calibre migrants to come to New Zealand. From March next year, the Long Term Business Visa will be replaced with the newly-named Entrepreneur Work Visa and a new points system...

Latest update to the Qualifications Exempt from Assessment lists

INZ has announced further changes to its Qualifications Exempt from Assessment lists. These changes will come into effect on 10 September 2013 and could affect your Skilled Migrant Category application if this has not already been lodged. Changes have been made to the...

Greenstone Global finalists in 4 NZAMI award categories

For the first time in New Zealand, the NZAMI (New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment) is recognising the major contribution of migrants and professionals involved in the Immigration industry. Greenstone Global is represented by finalists in 4 of the 6...

Updated List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment April 2013

On 8 April 2013, the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (Appendix 3) and the list of Qualifications Recognised as an Exception (Appendix 8) will be updated. List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (Appendix 3) The following country lists in Appendix 3...

Canterbury Skill Shortage List Updated

Thirteen construction-related occupations have been added to the Canterbury Skill Shortage List. If an occupation is on the Canterbury list, employers can hire migrants more quickly. Suitable applicants who meet the requirements of the occupations on the list and who...