The overstayer status of an Indian couple facing deportation will not be affected by a complaint submitted to the law society, for what the two claim were mistakes made by a local law firm.
Buvnesh Mehta and his wife, Jaswinder Kaur, say that for the past year they have battled to be granted work visas but issues with Hastings law firm Luscombe Legal have contributed to their status as overstayers who are liable for deportation.
The two claim the firm gave them inadequate advice about when documentation and applications were sent to Immigration New Zealand. The accusations have been made in an official complaint submitted to the New Zealand Law Society.
There was no response when Luscombe Legal was contacted yesterday. Mark Luscombe declined to comment on the situation when contacted this week but confirmed that a complaint had been laid.
Immigration New Zealand said the couple had been advised to leave the country as soon as possible.