Immigration

I have been using Horsley Christie Lawyers to assist me in my Residency application for Immigration New Zealand. They make everything easier and stress free because of their prompt and knowledgeable replies when asking any questions. I appreciate how upfront and honest they are in regards to your needs, and will ensure that you get the best possible outcome. They provide an excellent service that I would highly recommend when you are dealing with anything Immigration related.

As a couple who decided to make New Zealand our home, we never dreamt that this journey could turn into a roller coaster ride of emotions and red tape. We decided to make the move to New Zealand in 2019 and the process was started. Lloyd was offered a job to start in February 2020 and I would follow in April to have my visa stamped and in December 2020 our daughter and myself would relocate and our sons would follow.However, no one anticipated COVID and what that would do to all our well-thought out plans. And that is where our roller coaster ride started. Lloyd moved in February 2020 and by April the world had shut down travel of any kind. Our long waiting game began. With no answers and no end in sight in February 2021, Lloyd and his boss, went to a breakfast about immigration and met Joamari. A God send if ever there was one. And although it was a long road, Joamari got our visas approved. Unfortunately, not at the same time due to certain complications with regards to our original application, but I arrived in September 2021 and our daughter’s visa was approved in March 2022. Unfortunately, our son’s visas were not approved as they were both now over the age of being included in our family visa. Joamari, is extremely professional and thorough in all that she did to get our application through with the least amount of backwards and forwards, and although the process was stressful, Joamari was efficient and made sure that everything that was needed was included in the applications. Her attention to detail is faultless and as a result once our applications were submitted, we did not need to resubmit any further documentation. Joamari never left any stone unturned and used all the resources at her disposal, going higher up the immigration channels to get answers. If it was not for Joamari, we would still not have had our visas approved. Joamari, made sure that New Zealand became our new home and for that we are eternally grateful.

It is overwhelming on our part to apply and process for a Resident Visa with New Zealand for our whole family. So, meeting Joamari Van der Walt as our Legal Advisor was a huge relief as she was so accommodating, easy to talk to and regardful of our concerns. What we liked about her is that she really provides fast and quality service. We didn’t need to do follow-ups since she takes initiatives to inform us of any updates immediately. Over just a few months, our Visa is now waiting for approval. All of these were made possible because of Joamari Van der Walt.

I would like to state that Joamari Van der Walt is a very good and reliable Legal advisor. She is very friendly which it makes it easy for one to approach her and ask any questions without worrying. From my experience she has helped me to apply for a 3 year work visa and the process was smooth and she was patient to explain anything I did not understand until I got my visa. And now she also assisted me to apply for a residency visa of which is still on process. I would highly recommend Joamari for anyone who needs assistance in immigration stuff.

Besides having to cope with the challenges, adjustments, anxiety, and stress immigrating to another country, dealing with the whole Immigration process, from applying for visas and all the requirements going along with it, is the most stressful part of doing this. From our experience, the best advice I can give anyone wanting to immigrate is not to try and go through the process on your own. Get a GOOD Immigration lawyer to support and help you through this very frustrating and painful process. We have been through a few Immigration advisors and lawyers through the years without any real success until we found you. What made the difference for us dealing with you at Horsley Christi was your knowledge and understanding of the stressful situation for us and giving us an honest expectation of the process. Having someone who understand our fears and worry made a huge difference. Once again, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge around the legalities and preparing a comprehensive application dotting all the T’s – I feel that this played the most important part in our final success gaining residency.