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Supreme Court – overstayer parents of New Zealand citizen children

Willie Ye and others v Minister of Immigration and Yueying Ding Alan Qiu and Stanley Qiu v Minister of Immigration and others - [2009] NZSC 76

High Court - Investor

Xiufang Xi & Ors V The Chief Executive of the Department of Labour HC WN CIV-2006-485-000936, 21 November 2007

SMC - 206492e 24 JAN 2023

Skilled Migrant category / Pakistan / customer service manager / INZ declined the application as position not considered skilled. 

SMC - 206404e 23 MAR 2022 

Skilled Migrant category / India / store manager / Thirsty Liquor / INZ declined the application as position not considered skilled. 

SMC - 206290e 27 JAN 2022 

Skilled Migrant category / India / Liquor Centre / manager / INZ declined the application as position not considered skilled.

SMC - 206341e 16 DEC 2021 

Skilled Migrant category / China / office coordinator / INZ declined the application as position not considered skilled. 

SMC - 206330e 7 DEC 2021 

Skilled Migrant category / India / restaurant manager / INZ declined the application as position not considered skilled. 

SMC - 206253e 18 OCT 2021 

Skilled Migrant category / India / Bottle-O / liquor store manager / INZ declined the application as position not considered skilled.

Investor - 201675e 11 SEP 2014 

Business (Migrant Investment – Investor 2) category / China / INZ declined the application as appellant failed to transfer nominated investment funds to NZ within specified timeframe / Is Union Pay part of the Chinese banking system?

Entrepreneur - 205413e 14 JUN 2019 

Business (Entrepreneur Residence Visa) category / China / INZ declined the application as business failed to comply with NZ employment law / assessment flawed.

Entrepreneur - 204778e 27 JUL 2018 

Business (Entrepreneur Residence Visa) category / China / NZ declined the application as business not benefitting NZ / further, business failed to achieve revenue forecasts / and, not satisfied business had potential to become profitable in following 12 months.

Family – Dependent Child

202414e 26 MAY 2015

Family (Dependent Child) category / India / joint appeal / sisters / INZ declined the application as appellants not declared in parents’ previous residence applications / assessment flawed.

Family – Partnership, 204508e 19 JUN 2018 

Family (Partnership) category / India / INZ declined the application as appellant failed to meet good character requirements / drink driving conviction / character waiver not granted. 

Family – Partnership, 203209e 15 JUN 2016

Family (Partnership) category / India / INZ declined the application as not satisfied couple living together in genuine and stable relationship or that relationship likely to endure / assessment flawed / failure to consider all relevant information.

Family – Partnership, 202906e 31 MAR 2016 

Family (Partnership) category / Tonga / conviction / INZ declined the application as appellant considered not of good character and not granted a character waiver / convicted of sexual offence and failed to declare charge and conviction.

Family – Partnership, 200765e 31 OCT 2012 

Family (Partnership) category / China / INZ declined the application as not satisfied couple living together in genuine and stable relationship / assessment flawed / failure to consider evidence that couple lived together for two years.

Family – Partnership, 200101e 31 MAY 2011

Family (Partnership) category / China / INZ declined the application as not satisfied couple in genuine and stable relationship for 12 months or more / assessment flawed / while partnership poorly documented, INZ failed to consider whether couple ought to be afforded an interview.

Family – Partnership, 15919e Precedent 29 SEP 2008

Family (Partnership) category / India / INZ declined the application as it was not satisfied the appellant in a genuine and stable partnership.

Refugee Asylum  – 802143  30 MAR 2023 

China / Protestant Christian / fears persecution as a Christian / wife (now deceased) established house church often gathering in couple’s home, assisted by appellant.

Refugee Asylum  – 801432  18 APR 2019

India / joint appeal / husband and wife / Sikh / woman / appellants fear serious harm from wife’s family following their marriage (honour killing) / appellants met at secondary school and established a secret relationship, necessary due to Sikh and local cultural customs.

Refugee Asylum  – 801065  22 JUN 2017 

India / Hindu / Brahmin caste / fears serious harm at hands of violent ex-boyfriend and uncle / appellant and her mother targeted by uncle and his associate over ongoing family property dispute / appellant subject to physical, psychological and physical abuse by NZ-based ex-boyfriend.

Deportation - 505748  14 APR 2023 

Non-resident / India / served with deportation liability notice / two driving convictions / failed to disclose convictions in previous visa applications / length of stay — over eight years / family well-settled / immediate deportation will cause family hardship and disruption.

Deportation - 505349  7 OCT 2021 

Non-resident / Vietnam / partnership-based work visa declined / NZ-citizen wife not an eligible sponsor / acted as partner in two previous successful residence applications / couple in genuine and stable partnership / wife works full time and is sole income earner / appellant is NZ-citizen daughter’s primary caregiver and provides day-to-day care.

Deportation - 504950  22 JUN 2020 

Non-resident / Vietnam / woman / work visa declined / appellant’s husband died during processing of visa / appellant wishes to remain with NZ-citizen daughter / length of stay — over 12 years / unlawfully in NZ — 11 years.