Immigration New Zealand; Getting a New Zealand partner visa
Your partner has applied (or
holds) a work or student visa or is a resident/citizen of New Zealand, you may
be able to join them on a partnership visa NZ.
Checking the Eligibility
- You must be coming to join or accompany your partner in New Zealand
- You should prove that your relationship is stable and genuine
- You both must be willing to live in New Zealand for an equal duration
- You must satisfy the character and health requirements
How to recognize a relationship?
Immigration New Zealand will
ask you to submit the evidence, to prove that your relationship is genuine.
- Relationship Timeline
- Correspondence to the same address
- Utility bills
- Joint bank account statements
- Support letters
- Photos, etc.
How to get a Permanent or Temporary resident Visa?
In case your partner is a resident of New Zealand, and
both of you have been together for less than 1 year, then you can be given a
temporary work visa, which will valid for 24 months.
Suppose your partner holds a
work visa, then you may also get a partnership visa NZ for a similar duration
as your partner.
If your partner holds a student
visa, then you join your partner for the same amount of time, and only your
partner can sponsor for your studies. Such as;
- For post graduation or;
- a level 7 or higher qualification in the field of total lack of skill as stated in the Long-Term Skill Shortage List,
What
if INZ does not recognize the relationship?
In some cases, your application might be declined, or
your case officer may choose to give you a visit visa rather, to additionally
establish your relationship.
So,
Can I become a resident through Partnerships Visa?
You can show a minimum 1 year of relationship and are
living together, you can become a resident depending on the partnership,
provided your partner is already a New Zealand resident.
MY
ENGLISH BAD… WILL THAT BE AN ISSUE?
There is no necessity to fulfill a base guideline of
English to be qualified under the temporary partnership category. There are
various prerequisites for most residence categories.
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