New Zealand Immigration Concepts

and

jobs4migrants

"Live and Work in New Zealand"

"A winning combination and the most comprehensive immigration assistance available!"

We are located right here in New Zealand, focussing exclusively on assisting you with your immigration to New Zealand and finding employment in New Zealand.

New Zealand Immigration Concepts Ltd was founded in 1994 in Nelson, New Zealand, and has since assisted countless migrants of many nationalities and countries of origin to sucessfully settle in New Zealand.

In 2007 - acknowledging the importance for any immigrant of finding employment in New Zealand, we established our Job Search Facility jobs4migrants - a Jobsearch Service for Skilled Migrants - and never looked back.

Please meet our Team:

Dr. Carsten Hallwass

Director

Licensed New Zealand Immigration Adviser

Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Law

University of Kiel, Germany

Carsten is holding a full licence to operate as a registered Immigration Adviser under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 - Licence Number 200900212.

Before migrating to New Zealand with his family in 1994, Carsten had studied Law and completed his thesis. He worked as a corporate solicitor and was partner in a law firm in Germany from 1988 to 1994.

Carsten is a passionate soccer player. Since his arrival in New Zealand he has been coaching a junior soccer team and continues to be a keen supporter of his home club Werder Bremen.

Carsten speaks English and German.

Martina Könnecke-Hallwass

Managing Director

Bachelor of Law

University of Kiel, Germany

Before migrating to New Zealand with her family in 1994, Martina had worked as a solicitor in her own law firm in Germany since 1987.

She first came to New Zealand in 1985 and worked as a junior lawyer in Nelson for three months before going back to Germany to obtain her admission to the bar and starting a family.

Martina and her family moved to Nelson in 1994 to live the New Zealand lifestyle and enjoy the many opportunities New Zealand has to offer to a young family.

She enjoys travelling, the outdoors, tramping, yoga and spending time with her two adult children.

Martina speaks English and German.

Julia Cooke

Licensed New Zealand Immigration Adviser

Certificates in Management, Business Administration, Business & Finance and Communications, UK

Julia is holding a full licence to operate as a registered Immigration Adviser under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 - Licence Number 200901849.

Julia immigrated to Nelson, New Zealand with her young family from Hereford, UK in 2007.  Moving to the other side of the world, leaving behind family and friends was a huge step for anyone.  After going through the migration process herself she understands the anxieties and stress it can cause.  This life experience coupled with her professional background makes her a competent licensed immigration adviser.  She has trained with NZIC for the last 3 years and has held a full licence since it became law in 2009.  She takes her responsibility to her clients seriously and strives to make their process as smooth as possible.

Living and working in Nelson is a dream come true for her and her family.  They now are able to spend quality time exploring this beautiful country and racing their two crazy huskies!

Katrin Schottke

Manager jobs4migrants

Masters of Social Science, M.Soc.Sc.

University of Rostock, Germany

Katrin fell in love with New Zealand while travelling in 2000 and decided to immigrate in 2003 after finishing her studies. Coming from a background in Social Work she took on various roles since her arrival – from care giving, sales & marketing and hospitality she would now like to share her passion for this country in helping new migrants find their feet in helping them with all aspects of their search for employment.
Having been in the situation of starting fresh in a new country with all the challenges this major step brings, she can relate only too well to the many questions new migrants may have. As manager for jobs4migrants and part of the New Zealand Immigration Concepts team she has successfully assisted many of her clients with their job search. Helping to fulfill someone’s dream is a fantastic thing to do.
In her free time she loves to continue exploring the ever-surprising beauty of this country – on her bike, feet or skis – as well as dipping into the many cultural events Nelson has to offer – from becoming a night owl at Film Society or being at the Arts Festival, concerts and markets.

Our team having fun in the Abel Tasman National Park

A Christmas function the New Zealand way

Integrity

Dr.Carsten Hallwass and Julia Cooke are Licensed Immigration Advisers, bound by the licensed Immigration Advisers code of conduct.

The directors at NZIC are

• Members of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment, NZAMI 

• Associate Members of the New Zealand Law Society

• Members of the Hanseatic Law Society of Bremen, Germany

Affiliations and Cooperations

New Zealand Immigration Concepts and Jobs4Migrants are founding partners of migrate2nelson, a non-profit network of New Zealand professionals aiming to assist with all aspects of the migration process and making the move a lot smoother.

Participating Partners of migrate2nelson:

• NZIC
• Jobs4Migrants
• Accountants/Tax Consultants
• Law Firm
• Investment Advice
• Banking and Insurance
• Houses for Sale
• Rental Properties
• Short-term accomodation

We are more than happy to assess your chances of finding employment and obtaining a residence or work permit for New Zealand

       "We are looking forward to hearing from you"