Won’t the IALA stop people from giving bad advice?
It sure as hell will not stop migrants from getting bad advice, and advice that can and will potentially cause them to be overstayers. For a start – Immigration New Zealand itself regularly gives migrants the wrong information. This is borne out time and again by migrants telling their stories (which is not yet illegal). I myself have friends who became Overstayers because of duff advice handed out by their immigration New Zealand case office. The IALA does not apply to them. MP’s are also exempt from the law – and they too often give out incorrect immigration advice and information. You can see just how much our own MP screwed up by reading our story in Family Sponsorship Saga. And licensing Immigration Agents will not automatically make them honest or competent. There are already stories coming out into the open of “Licensed advisors” misleading migrants, getting the wrong visas, and screwing up applications. There you go – I hope that gives some clearer background and helps put some
