"When I recently made the decision to leave the U.K so that I could live and work in New Zealand I did not realise how complex the process would be. It was only when I came over to New Zealand that the scale of what needs to be done dawned upon me. I was advised by a reliable source that it would be best to go through an Immigration advisor and that Aotearoa Abroad were an excellent company, with a good reputation for acting promptly in relation to gathering, completing and forwarding on all the relevant documents - of which there is a lot - that is required by a given deadline.
I was so pleased I took their advice as Aotearoa Abroad/Medijobz has been absolutely marvellous. They have taken so much of the stress off me by completing the forms, advising me on what documents I needed to obtain and contacting other related services on my behalf including the New Zealand Nursing Council.
They have been of great assistance in helping me find work within the nursing sector. They have many contacts in this area which enabled me to attend a few interviews, giving me the choice of which job I wanted to accept. They also came with me on the interviews for support; this is something that is done quite often in New Zealand and is a big help especially when you are asked questions regarding work permits and registration on to the New Zealand Nursing Council.
Marion Chase-Seymour who is the founder of Aotearoa Abroad deals directly with you on immigration matters which makes it a nice personal service, She is professional, articulate, and completely committed to the case. She also knows the right people in the right places which means things get done quickly and efficiently, this is a big factor when considering there are time restraints placed upon us when applying for work permits and/or residency with in New Zealand.
I am enjoying living in Aotearoa (New Zealand) it is a beautiful country, I have lots of exploring to do which I am looking forward to. The pace of life is so relaxed here and the roads are great no real traffic jams like in the U.K. I can't thank Aotearoa Abroad enough for all their help and assistance, which has gone beyond the call of duty at times. I would recommend that if you are coming here to work or live you should use an immigration advisor for your own peace of mind. It is your choice which company you go with but I would highly recommend Aotearoa Abroad/ Medijobz as a first choice, especially if you want efficient, reliable, caring and honest advisers."
Sandra H
UK RN/Migrant
Me and my wife would like to express our sincere MIHI (Maori word for Thanks!) to Mrs. Marion Chase Seymour at Aotearoa Abroad, for your assistance in obtaining a work visa especially in these so much "hard recession time." Consequently we now are in the position to work hard to fulfill the requirements for our future application for permanent residency.
Your meticulous preparation of our case enable us to comply with the endless list of paperwork required. Your impeccable attention to details allowed us to build our case and present it in a format that met the requirements of the Department of Immigration & Citizenship.
I remember that incident, when The Department of Immigration caused some unusual delays in the processing of my visa application. During these delays you constantly emailed and phoned them to see what the problem was. Ultimately your persistence paid off in the form of the visa being granted without further hassles or required documentation, etc.
Also my wife wants to give a "special thanks to the Aotearoa Abroad and Medijobz team" for helping us to find a well - paid job in healthcare in New Zealand. They have many professional contacts in the healthcare community that made this possible.
I have thoroughly enjoyed dealing with you all because of your patience and friendly service support throughout the application process.
We appreciate your professionalism but also your high level of commitment, with attention to details, throughout the application process. Your work was truly trustworthy.
I think especially for students & even for other professional people the advice of Mrs. Marion Chase Seymour as an expert immigration advisor is absolutely worth the money spent since a professional immigration advisor can do the right things at the right time and therefore gave us the good feeling that we could concentrate on all other private and business matters linked with it.
I will not hesitate to recommend you to anyone who needs expert help regarding settling in New Zealand & it's immigration processes. I will be happy to talk to anyone personally and tell them more great things about Mrs. Marion which I am unable to write here because of lack of writing space.
Paras and Sonia S. –Working Visa and Residency Application
Aotearoa Abroad helped me to gain Permanent Residence in New Zealand. Marion was very great with me on the immigration process and I was very happy with her work. She gave me the information I needed about immigration law, policy and the processes involved. She told me about my rights and responsibilities, helped me fill in all the forms correctly, got things done on time and always helped me to understand what was going on all the time. My application was not very straight forward, but Marion kept going with it until I was approved. I will recommend her to my friends and relatives for their immigration process as well.
YoungSu Chung
SOUTH KOREA
We were referred to Aotearoa Abroad by my friend. We asked Marion Chase-Seymour to assist us with our Work Permit, Visa and Student Permit for our family. I hope this letter will help Marion, as she has been great and warm with us. She told me anything extra to do or provide, got things done on time and helped me to understand things as they were going on. We were successful in receiving Permits and Visas for our whole family.
DaeBok Kim family
SOUTH KOREA
We, Nancy Wang and Nan Liu would like to take this opportunity to thank Marion Chase-Seymour for her professionalism while dealing with Nancy's Permanent Residence application as our agent. She showed her care with a timely manner, and always kept us on track for the progress. We appreciated her effort on our case and the final outcome reflected her hard work - Nancy has been granted a Permanent Residence Visa in a year time from the first submitting. As foreigners, language barrier is quite a big disadvantage to deal with government department. Marion made this part easy for us by taking care of all of the difficult parts such as writing formal letter where required and communicate with our case officer. We would recommend her to our friends if they are looking for help on their application.
Nancy Wang &
Nan Liu
CHINA
I have known Marion Chase-Seymour for eight years and she has always had a very high level of personal integrity, honest and trustworthiness. She can also be very discreet and diplomatic when the need arises. Marion continually tries to stretch herself by learning new things and developing her business potential. She has a natural curiosity, but is savvy enough to seek professional advice when required.
Marion has many responsibilities, including civic and religious duties. She manages a large family in conjunction with these other duties. She is a master of multi-tasking; in fact, I often get tired just looking at all she handles. Marion has a natural repore with people and comes across as very caring and trustworthy. She relates well to people from all walks of life and interacts well with people from different cultures.
I can most certainly envision her committing herself to helping her clients in the best way she can. Marion has a great deal of life experience which has given her wisdom and the ability to see things in both a compassionate, but rational manner, which is quite rare nowadays.
Diane Marshall
NEW ZEALAND
Aotearoa Abroad helped me to obtain my Work Permit from a Student Visa. I would definitely be happy to work with Marion Chase-Seymour again or to recommend her to my friends, because she helped me so much to be able to get my Work Permit. At the time, I was so stressed about my immigration matters, but she explained everything about why things were happening the way they were and she gave me great comfort.
TeaYoung Kim
SOUTH KOREA
My name is SeongMi (Sophie) Lee and I have known Marion Chase-Seymour of Aotearoa Abroad for the whole of my schooling time in New Zealand – approximately since aged 12yrs until I graduated high school this year. She helped me and my family to find the right schools, obtain student permits, purchase stationery and school uniforms. My parents knew how to do these things, but it was made much easier by having help from Aotearoa Abroad. I would recommend Marion Chase-Seymour to my friends or use the services of Aotearoa Abroad again.
SeongMi Lee
SOUTH KOREA