Deportation liability
Assessment and advice for people who have received a Deportation Liability Notice or face deportation consequences.
Serious · Uncertain · Urgent
Complex matters need disciplined judgement.
Clear, experienced assessment when an immigration position has become difficult, high-risk or time-sensitive.
We examine what has happened, what evidence exists, what deadlines apply and which options are genuinely available—without making promises that the law or facts cannot support.
Experienced assessment
First understand the position. Then decide what can responsibly be done.
Complex immigration work often involves incomplete records, previous decisions, urgent deadlines or consequences extending beyond one person. We bring structure to the facts and explain the available pathway, the risks and the limits.
Where another professional or authority is better placed to assist, we will say so clearly.
Complex immigration matters
Support when the ordinary pathway no longer fits.
Section 61 requests
Careful assessment and preparation for people unlawfully in New Zealand who may seek the grant of a visa under section 61.
PPI responses
Structured responses to potentially prejudicial information raised by Immigration New Zealand.
Health matters
Advice where medical information, acceptable standards of health or waiver considerations affect an application.
Character matters
Assessment, explanation and supporting evidence where convictions, charges or other character concerns are relevant.
Declines & compromised applications
Review of previous decisions or work, followed by a realistic assessment of the next available step.
Section 61 requests
A request is not a safeguard against deportation.
Immigration New Zealand has absolute discretion in this area. It is not obliged to consider a Section 61 request, ask for more information or give reasons for its decision. Making a request does not prevent deportation action. Early, candid advice is essential.
Read Immigration New Zealand’s official informationWebsite information is general only. It is not advice about your circumstances and does not create an adviser-client relationship.
Act early
If the matter is urgent, say so in your first message.
Include your full name, current visa status, any deadline or notice date, and a short account of what has happened. Do not send original documents. Email is the best way to make initial contact.
Email about an urgent matterRelated support