Julia Lang
Direct dial: +64 3 966 7705
Mobile: + 64 22 092 3454
E-mail: Julia.Lang@saunders.co.nz
Office: CBD
Julia is a lawyer who joined Saunders & Co in early 2018 after completing a Bachelor of Laws through the University of Canterbury.
Julia’s primary focus is on Immigration law, having studied and developed a keen interest in this area of law during her final year of study. Julia is professional, details-oriented and prides herself on being able to achieve the best possible results for her clients. While most of her work is in immigration she also, on occasion, deals with Intellectual Property law.
Outside of work, Julia is a passionate animal lover and spends much of her spare time training her dogs, as well as attending and photographing local dog agility competitions. Julia also volunteers with Canine Friends Pet Therapy and the Blind Foundation’s Guide Dogs, and has recently joined the New Zealand Animal Law Association.
New border exception to allow 1000 international students to re-enter New Zealand
Expanding on the earlier border exception announced in October 2020 which allowed up to 250 PhD and Master’s students to enter New Zealand to complete their study, the Government has today approved a further border exception class for returning tertiary...
Certain international students added to border exception list
The latest set of border exceptions was announced by the Government yesterday, this time targeting the international education sector, in recognition of the important role international education will play in New Zealand’s COVID recovery plan.
Government grants some relief for key farming industries with seasonal work visa expansion and additional border exceptions
Further temporary visa changes are being implemented, with the aim of mitigating seasonal labour shortages in agriculture, horticulture and viticulture resulting from the ongoing border closure.
Certain offshore visa applications set to resume processing
Immigration New Zealand’s adjustment to processing priorities sees the resumption of processing certain offshore visa applications.
Visitor Visa Holders Afforded More Time
INZ has today announced two updates to the visitor visa system, to help those currently in New Zealand remain here lawfully while they make arrangements to leave the country. Those updates are as follows: 1.
What the Visa Processing Landscape looks like Under Level 2
With restrictions relaxing under alert level 2 and more staff able to return to the office, Immigration New Zealand’s visa processing capacity, which has been largely limited over the lockdown period, is now increasing.