Avancier Legal | Immigration Advisory

Start planning a new future in a new country

Congratulations. You’ve just made the first move in relocating to a new country. Do you know where you’re going yet? You probably already have a wish-list of beautiful places where your family will be secure and enjoy a high quality of life. But is it a smart move for your money? The ins and outs of a foreign country’s visas and tax advantages is a complicated business and lawyers play a critical role in the transition, which should be handled well before you go.

Countries to consider

New Zealand

Cypus

Grenada

Malta

United Arab Emirates

How Avancier can make it easier

Avancier Legal are experts in pre-immigration planning. While you’re busy planning your dream move overseas, we can strategically manage moving your wealth and legal affairs, and assist you with your residency visas. Avancier’s approach is highly personalised. No move is quite the same as another. While we work hard behind the scenes on your legal and local compliance, your own experience will be smooth and seamless, as you enjoy the seemingly effortless transition.

It starts with a conversation

Pre-migration planning

Avancier Legal offering comprehensive pre-migration planning, which includes:

Relocation Support
Avancier Legal’s pre-migration advice is tailored. We consider the best tax strategy for your particular situation, looking into your succession planning, trust and entity structuring, foreign trust preservation, timing optimisation, and we’ll even setup a family office so you’re well prepared for relocation.
It’s all about you
‍When you tell us about what you want, we listen and follow up on it. Avancier fosters enduring client relationships through attentive engagement and a deep understanding of individual goals. Their legal and wealth solutions are bespoke to align with your long-term aspirations.
Global Reach. Local Expertise.
Avancier Legal works alongside an international network to deliver solutions that are both globally informed and locally compliant, especially in cross-border planning.
Holistic strategy for wealth and legal concerns
‍We integrate family, business, planning, succession, governance, and asset protection into cohesive plans that support growth and preserve legacy.
Innovative Services
‍Avancier Legal fills a market gap by offering creative, modern legal and wealth solutions. We also deal with trust and business structures including immigration strategy, family office governance, business, international beneficiary and trust compliance.
Boutique, Discreet Service
‍It should go without saying that Avancier’s service is discreet. Ideal for individuals, families and global entrepreneurs, you are provided with direct access to senior advisors without having to deal with hierarchical layers.

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Trust and Estate Structuring

When you move, your life moves with you. We provide tailored solutions that are critical for preserving wealth and ensure that the wealth is continued on from generation to generation. This includes:

International trust formation
Succession planning across jurisdictions
Family governance frameworks for family offices and family councils (e.g. family charters/constitutions, family agreements governing control of trust structures)
Business governance frameworks (e.g. shareholder agreements, constitutions or memorandum and articles of association, independent trustees, investment advisory boards etc.)

Tax and Regulatory Compliance

Tax and compliance is a complicated area. Avancier Legal supports clients with:

FATCA, CRS and economic substance, beneficial ownership and other cross-border compliance
Navigating foreign trust disclosure rules
Structuring investments to avoid or minimise double taxation
Complex offshore holdings
Approaches for multi-jurisdictional tax exposure

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Lifestyle and Settlement Support

Avancier is not a relocation agency in the strict sense, however our consulting and legal services support lifestyle goals by:

Ensuring visa pathways accommodate family members
Advising on property acquisition and business setup
Offering legal clarity that supports long-term settlement decisions
Connecting you with business, investment, and philanthropic networks
Assisting with lifestyle, relocation planning and integration services (including education, healthcare and lifestyle connections)
Arranging concierge services to ensure a smooth transition

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Backed by a network of professionals

We will ensure a smooth and secure transition to New Zealand for you and your family by utilising our ecosystem of well-regarded professionals, experts and business contacts including:

Wealth managers
Accountants
Bankers
Property and business experts
Relocation professionals

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Testimonials

“I've been fortunate enough to have worked with Claudia at different times as a colleague, as a client and as an advisor over the course of several decades and have always valued her ability to balance technical legal analysis with practical and commercial realities while never losing sight of the complex wants and needs of clients as human beings.”

Anonymous

"Claudia mentored me in the early years of my legal career, and what she taught me continues to shape the lawyer I am today. Her expertise in international private client matters—especially tax, estate planning, and trusts—is exceptional. She explains complex issues clearly and calmly, always putting the client’s needs first."

James Gribbin, Senior Associate, Michelmores, London, United Kingdom

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