Auckland CBD
Tahi Immigration Advisers
Mereana Whitiora — Licensed Immigration Adviser, IAA #201800221
Senior AEWV-and-residence specialist with a healthcare-heavy case-load.
- Years licensed
- 8 years
- Annual case-load
- 120–150 files
- Fee approach
- Fixed-fee per pathway
- Fee tier
- $$ · Mid-band
- From
- $2.5k NZD
- Languages
- English, te reo Māori
About the practice
Mereana has been licensed since 2018 and runs a tight three-adviser practice out of Britomart. The practice focuses on healthcare migrants (RNs, MRTs, midwives) coming through the Green List into work-to-residence. She'll politely decline cases where the occupational registration body hasn't been engaged yet — too many delays land on the migrant otherwise. The practice charges fixed fees, published before engagement.
Typical case-load
Healthcare migrants — UK, Filipino, South African RNs and midwives
Visa pathways Mereana handles
These are the pathways the practice runs as primary specialism. Other categories may be referred on to a colleague rather than worked in-house.
- Work-to-Residence (Green List & Sector Agreements) (Green List / WTR)
Fast-tracked residence for in-demand occupations on INZ's Green List.
Pro fees $2.5k–$6k · INZ $4,290
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
Work visa tied to an INZ-accredited employer who has a Job Check.
Pro fees $1.5k–$3.5k · INZ $870
- Skilled Migrant Category (SMC)
Points-based residence for skilled migrants — the main residence pathway.
Pro fees $3.5k–$8k · INZ $5,610