NOVEMBER 2026 SESSIONS · RELEASED SHORTLY

How Everyday Filipinos Are Building A Life In New Zealand Without Getting Scammed

Licensed by the Immigration Advisers Authority
Holger IAA200901921 · Pat IAA202300030

We Didn't Start A Business. We Started With Our Own Move To New Zealand.

The Advisers Filipino Families Call When They're Done Guessing

Licensed by the Immigration Advisers Authority
Holger IAA200901921 · Pat IAA202300030

Maricel Weischede

Founder · Immigration & Property Lawyer

Maricel founded the practice as a licensed immigration adviser, later qualifying as a lawyer across both immigration and property. Clients call her the warmest person in the room — the one who makes an intimidating process feel like family looking out for family.

Holger Weischede

Director · Senior Licensed Adviser · IAA #200901921

Licensed since 2009, Holger runs the practice with the precision of his operations and supply chain background. He's direct — he'll tell you the truth about your case even when it's not what you wanted to hear, and that straight talk is usually what gets a hard case across the line.

Pat Weischede

Licensed Adviser · IAA #202300030

Pat grew up clicking "next" on his parents' seminar slides long before he became a licensed adviser himself. He moved to New Zealand the same way his clients hope to — student, then resident, then licensed — and every client he's personally handled since has been approved.

And Maricel's Coming Home To The Philippines This November 2026

In April and July 2026 the team ran seminars across Metro Manila and Isabela, and our September and October series is now complete. More than 1,690 people registered for the July run alone. Pat hosted those rooms himself. Maricel, who has helped Filipino families move to New Zealand for over 20 years, will host the November sessions in person — no recruitment, no job offers, no placement fees. A New Zealand lawyer, in the room, answering your questions directly.

The People Making Sure Every Case Gets The Attention It Deserves

Ann

Practice Manager, Auckland

With NZIHS almost since the very beginning. She once called the Philippines home herself before relocating to New Zealand — now she's the one keeping the Auckland office running like clockwork.

Maddison

Office & Legal Support

Handles admin, office operations and much of the law-side work. She's also Pat's partner — which might explain why she cares about getting every detail right as much as he does.

Fritzi & Romy Udanga

Isabela Branch

A husband-and-wife team who run the Isabela branch together. Business owners in their own right — in fashion and insurance — they bring a founder's instinct for looking after people.

Desiree

Isabela Branch

The warm face many Isabela families meet first. Lovely and endlessly welcoming — the kind of person who makes you feel expected the moment you walk in.

Jaz

Business Development Manager, Auckland

Builds bridges before people ever walk through the door — active in Auckland's Filipino migrant support community and an advocate within local migrant union groups.

Gloria

Client Coordinator, Manila

Based right here in Manila, keeping clients on the ground informed and supported every step of the way — often the first friendly voice a family hears back from.

November Sessions Are
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This Has Always Been About The People In The Room

Before you commit a Saturday afternoon, here's what these rooms have actually looked like — full houses, honest conversations, and the families it's really all for.

Standing room only. Every seminar we've run so far has filled the venue.

Maricel, live on stage: "No country is perfect. The honest truth? It isn't easy."

A one-on-one sit-down at the office — the everyday Filipinos this is really for.

Some of the best conversations happen over coffee, not in a seminar room.

This is who we do it for — whole families, not just applicants on a form.

The room, after. Every seminar ends like this — full, and a little emotional.

Back at the Auckland office, where the actual casework and follow-up happens.

Booking a strategic visa assessment, right there in the room — no waiting around.