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Ankur Sabharwal, licensed immigration adviser and director of Visa Matters, is a trusted voice on complex immigration issues in New Zealand. He regularly appears in national media, including TVNZ and Stuff, has written for The Post, and is a columnist for The Indian Weekender. His insights have been repeatedly cited by Bernard Hickey, founder of The Kākā, Interest.co.nz, and Newsroom Pro – and Dr Bryce Edwards, a political analyst at Victoria University and one of New Zealand’s most prominent voices on government transparency and reform.
Our founder and Principal Immigration Adviser, Ankur Sabharwal, was on TVNZ’s Breakfast to talk about…
American YouTube star IShowSpeed’s visa situation in New Zealand was the focus of a TVNZ…
Visa Matters director and licensed immigration adviser Ankur Sabharwal's interview with Anna Burns-Francis on the…
OPINION: The Government recently introduced a Parent Boost visitor visa, aimed at giving migrants to New…
Ankur Sabharwal is a licensed immigration adviser and the founder of Auckland-based immigration consultancy Visa…
Analysis: A new visa coming this September will let migrants have their parents stay with them…
As soon as this new visa was announced over the weekend, many people started complaining:…
I see a lot of clients who have been declined temporary visa applications to visit,…
Life just got easier for employers wanting to hire migrants on Accredited Employer work visas.…
Poor advice from a licensed immigration adviser (LIA) or lawyer could lead to costly mistakes—jeopardising…
YouTube sensation IShowSpeed is caught in hot water during his New Zealand trip, facing allegations…
Immigration New Zealand is “assessing” the visit of YouTube star IShowSpeed after confirming he does…
Speed, also known as IShowSpeed, whose actual name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr., has been…
How can someone who is acquitted of a crime still be deported from New Zealand?…
Immigration New Zealand is cracking down on Visitor Visa applicants, says licensed immigration adviser Ankur…
New Zealand is being flooded with non-genuine refugee claimants, says licensed immigration adviser Ankur Sabharwal.
OPINION: By stealth, on a Sunday afternoon, the Government erected a wall to keep low-skilled…
OPINION: I’m calling it – Immigration New Zealand is our worst-managed Government department.
Firstly, many people who lodged student visa applications before Christmas heard nothing from INZ until…
OPINION: This column is about my clients Raj and Manjit*, who married in 2022, and…
OPINION: What might be some of the immigration changes being discussed at the National-ACT-NZ First…
OPINION: There is a huge immigration scam going on right now – and it is…
OPINION: The Government last month announced a re-set of the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) from…
OPINION: In February, Reva* became pregnant in India. She came to New Zealand in March.…
Immigration NZ forked out nearly $17 million on external consultants and contractors as it launched…
OPINION: How easy is it to lie and cheat your way into New Zealand? It’s…
OPINION: Poor old Immigration New Zealand got all kinds of stick last week when it…
OPINION: How easy is it to be approved for an 'open' work visa for New…
OPINION: I confidently predict that 2023 will be the Year of the Well-Paid Migrant. In…
OPINION: If you’d paid $57 million for a new visa processing machine, you’d expect it…
OPINION: When is a migrant chef not a chef? When that chef is telling Immigration…
OPINION: Let me tell you, Immigration New Zealand’s dirty little secret. They’ll take as long…
OPINION: More than 5000 New Zealand employers have already applied for accreditation with Immigration New…
OPINION: When you eat at an Indian restaurant in future, you’re more likely to be…
After losing her husband in a car crash and facing the prospect of deportation, Qianqian…
OPINION: Ever wondered why Immigration New Zealand (INZ) makes errors in more than 40 per…
OPINION: Let’s talk about some rumours that have been swirling around the 2021 Resident Visa.…
OPINION: So you qualify for the ‘one-off’ Resident Visa. Great. You’ve been in New Zealand…
OPINION: It’s good news that 165,000 people on temporary visas will qualify for residence in…
It begins with name-calling. During a lockdown, migrants are hailed as ‘essential workers’. But when…
This is a real ‘good news’ story, and one I’m happy to be able to…
OPINION: There’s been a lot of talk lately about an amnesty for overstayers. Do we…
OPINION: Most immigration scams are committed against the government – but one of the biggest…
OPINION: What a sad, sick joke it has become where foreigners watching the America’s Cup…
OPINION: Desperate New Zealanders are travelling to Covid-hit countries to reunite with their overseas spouses…
OPINION: New Zealand will restart its refugee programme this month, allowing 210 refugees to arrive…
OPINION: In mid-2021, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will roll out a new temporary work visa…
OPINION: When New Zealand’s borders reopen next year, whom should we let in first? How…
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