February 7, 2012

The clear left and right divide over the purchase of the 16 North-Island Crafar Farms (7,900 hectares) by the joint venture of Landcorp and the Milk New Zealand Holding (a subsidiary of Chinese investor Shanghai Pexquin Co Ltd.) created media frenzy.  It is purported that the joint venture agreement has Landcorp managing farms operations with [...]

January 25, 2012

The 2011 World Migration Report authored in Geneva had a number of interesting conclusions.  After reading this extensive report Woburn Internation has summarised the key points of the report. Annual migration numbers continue to increase with 214 million migrants in 2009 up from 192 International migration involves wider ethnic diversity and there has been a significant increase [...]

January 23, 2012

1) Obtain your work-visa It may seem like common sense, but you will need a work visa. You are not likely to pass the application process, and on to an interview if you do not have a work visa. There are several ways you can go about getting your work visa. The safest option is [...]

January 15, 2012

Late last year IMSED released results on a study of international students in New Zealand. The study had some significant findings that have shred some much needed light on New Zealand’s fifth largest export market, the $2.3 billion international student market. Despite baseless criticism that International students take up seats in New Zealand educational institutions, [...]

December 13, 2011

At Woburn International, it is our job to verify if it is appropriate to submit an application on a client’s behalf. When it comes to assisting Chinese clients, there are some cultural differences that can make it difficult for them to produce the evidence required by Immigration New Zealand to support an application. When it [...]

December 9, 2011

Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in rental housing prices in Auckland which has made it more difficult for new migrants to find housing in New Zealand’s biggest city. Christchurch residents moving to Auckland and a shortage of good rental accommodation have been big factors in this price rise, and it [...]

December 1, 2011

An article in the New Zealand Herald last week cited a Massey and Waikato University study that concluded English-speaking, highly skilled Indian migrants find it difficult to get employment in New Zealand. Woburn International has worked with many Indian migrants over the past 21 years and can confirm that there appears to be some misguided [...]

November 23, 2011

The National Party’s Immigration policy promotes that they have attracted over $700 million in “potential” foreign investment thanks to improvements to the Business Migration Scheme. It would be more plausible that their scheme was working if they released how much was “actually” invested through the scheme. Immigration New Zealand statistics indicate that they have not [...]

November 22, 2011

New Zealand’s net migration loss is no surprise. This is not only because of the record number of New Zealanders heading overseas, but also due to the frustrations being felt by skilled migrants wanting to come to New Zealand. The Minister of Immigration sets an annual ‘Residence Programme’ for migrants to obtain residence in New [...]

November 20, 2011

The Aucklander’s controversial article “Claims Auckland immigration flawed” is fuelling a heated debate among young and old New Zealanders. The Aucklander’s article focused on the opinions of Des Dunlop a sixth generation New Zealander and Milford resident. Mr Dunlop does not want to see Auckland “over-run” by Asian migrants, after reading the Auckland council’s projection [...]

November 18, 2011

The Canterbury Employment and Skills Board (CESB) have now held two employment expos in Britain. The objective of the expos, held in Manchester and London, were to recruit the targeted 30,000 skilled migrants the CESB has determined that it will require rebuilding Canterbury over the next 10 years. Meeting the Expectations of Skilled-Migrants For the [...]

National and Labour have published their immigration policies. After reading these policies, we have summarised each party’s policy in plain-English. Key-Points National will… – Attract migrants that will bring the most ‘economic’ value to New Zealand. – Continue to address the poor performance of Immigration New Zealand. – Make it easier for business to gain [...]

There are many significant benefits and incentives, both on the business side and at the personal level in looking closely at migrating to New Zealand. The bullet points, particularly relevant to business migrants are listed here: It is very straightforward to start a business in NZ, either through an existing business or a start up. [...]

Woburn International have fully Licensed & Registered Immigration Consultants – June Ranson, License No. 200800674, Ann Nolan, License No. 200800645 New Start New Opportunities New Zealand We assist Organisations & Individuals We have been authorised by the NZ Government to provide guidance and assistance to any person wishing to migrate to this country. To hold this Licence [...]

Helping workers and family settle in NZ Woburn International managing director June Ranson knows a thing or two about culture shock. In fact, that’s how the award-winning relocation and immigration consultancy began. ‘‘I have worked in so many different countries – Indonesia, Germany, England, Brazil, China. ‘ ‘The biggest issue was culture shock. In Germany [...]