CAB Language Link

CAB Language Link is the national service of Citizens Advice Bureau NZ.  It provides free, confidential and impartial information, advice, advocacy and support to individuals in 26 languages.

Our service ensures that language need not be a barrier to people who are seeking assistance with settlement issues or any other issues. We contribute to the attraction, retention and successful settlement of migrants by helping them connect with the rest of New Zealand society.

Our multilingual interviewers are trained to deal with issues such as immigration and citizenship, work and unemployment, personal and family issues, housing and tenancy, budgeting, finance and taxes, health and counselling, adult and community education, legal disputes, consumer rights and much more.

CABLL staff network extensively amongst ethnic communities and service providers, and we help new settlers to access relevant services.

At present we assist 1,350 people per month. 13% of our clients have Humanitarian status and 30% have been in New Zealand less than 2 years.

You can telephone or meet with us face to face between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday, or you can email in: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Cantonese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Kirundi, Kiswahili, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Taiwanese, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Working hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm.
Physical address: 521D, Mt Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland.
Phone: 09 624 2550 in the Auckland region and 0800 78 88 77 nationally.

Any phone messages left will be promptly responded to. Visit the CAB Language Link website for help in your language and, if you’d like to meet our team, take a look at our video.

Project 2011
Settlement Support

CAB Language Link provides assistance in your own language on all settlement needs, queries and issues in 26 languages (see above listing) and provides free information, support, advocacy and impartial advice on: immigration, employment, housing, income support and benefits, taxation, education and training, health, family issues and counselling, and consumer rights.

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