May 16, 2012

Changes to immigration family residence categories Thursday, May 10, 2012 (Immigration NZ Press Release) The changes to immigration family policies will help New Zealand attract and retain skilled migrants, and ensure that family migrants can settle well and are self-sufficient. New Zealand faces growing global competition for migrants with the skills we need to grow [...]

April 30, 2012

Changes to work visa applications for entertainment industry personnel Changes in visa requirements for temporary workers in the music, screen and entertainment industry take effect on 30 April 2012.  The changes apply to entertainers, performing artists and associated support personnel, film and video production and post-production crew, producers and directors. Changes Previously all such applications needed to [...]

April 22, 2012

Every company June Ranson has ever worked for has invested time and money in her, and now, as a business owner herself, she is returning the favour. Ms Ranson is managing director of Lower Hutt based immigration/relocation/settlement firm Woburn International, a company she setup 22 years ago to smooth the relocation for employees and employers, [...]

April 10, 2012

When it comes to doing business, meeting expectations is key, say June Ranson. In fact the managing Director of Lower Hutt based relocation firm, Woburn International say that her companies reputation and success is due largely to good customer service. Click to Download Full Article: WI Dominion Post 12.11  

March 15, 2012

Auckland rental prices continue to rise as demand outpaces supply. Some landlords have made the best of this situation by raising rents by up to 25%, raising the median rent by NZ$55 dollars on those being offered last year. The average weekly price for a three bedroom property in the median to high end area [...]

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 (International Migration & Settlement Dynamics, a service of the Department of Labour) 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 [...]

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 [...]