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Hi All, This forum helped me a lot. Thanks for all the effort people put in to write about their application process. I like to share my...

Hi All, My partner's visa was granted on Jan last year and we are completing our 1 year of living together by the end of Jan this year to be...

Hello all - I'm back online after a much-needed break and reset (dealing with the madness that is INZ last year led to burnout for me!). Jumping back...

Hi Guys, Hope everyone is doing good. We had a phone interview regarding our partnership visitor visa today morning. Any tentative timeline,...

Hi All, Starting this thread to touch base with the applicants who have got their SMC lodged in the month of Aug 2019. And anyone got emails...

Hello everyone! Good Day! :) I am hoping that someone could help me with my queries. I am working as a Healthcare Assistant with a pay rate of...

Super quick resident to PR visa timeline! Also included a passport change: Application sent:14 Jan 2020 Application received (courier):15 Jan...

Hi group, English Test Requirement for Skilled Migrant Visa – Studied Level 6 NZDE Civil Engineering qualification from 2017 and 2018. Then...

Hi everyone, So my partner and I are thinking of moving to New Zealand. He is a NZ citizen and I'm Irish - we've been living together for almost...

Hi there, Anybody able to help? We are keen on returning to NZ from the UK with our 3 kids (we all have NZ citizenship). The problem is would my...

Hi all! I'm a New Zealander living in the States with my American wife, and we are looking to move to NZ. We have a few questions about the best...

Hi, Could anyone please advise the format of the SMC - CO Interview format? Do we have to explain the daily activities or the job description?...

If you need to submit passports you will only receive an approved in principle until you have sent in the passport right? at what point will online...

Hi everyone, I have read somewhere that you can get permanent residency directly without having to apply for resident visa if you satisfy a few...

Hello, my SMC residency application was assigned to a CO on 27.11.20. And when I asked for an update in Dec, my CO had said that the application...

Hi All, A case for a friend. Does the calculation of days start from days or months? for example, entering NZ as a resdient on 27-May-2016...

Hello Members. My resident visa is approved online and i been asked to send passport for e-visa. I was supposed to send AIP letter with passport but...

Kia Ora. Just an odd question, I applied for NZ Citizenship in June 2020. It was finally assigned a Case Officer this week and they asked me a...

Hi, I'm asking for a friend. She's planning to lodge for SMC application once INZ open the application. She will need to include her partner...

New Year Wishes to everyone ! Recently we have received a reply on PVV 'An ongoing assessment and verification check under progress'. Does this...

I'm asking on behalf of a friend. So a friend of mine has lived in NZ 10 years on various work visas whilst she gained qualifications, skills and...

Hi, My parents are in NZ (luckily for us) on below visa's, I am wondering what are our options now 1) March'20 - Sep'20 - On last 6 month of 3...

Hey, we're just about to start an application for Partner of a New Zealander Resident visa and came through this confusing issue: In a nutshell,...

Hi there I got my PR in 2016 The PR was printed on a sticker and affixed to my passport I have since moved to Australia I will be renewing my...

Hi, We are looking to explore the options of moving to a Beach town, somewhere affordable lol We were living in Mount Maunganui and absolutely love...

Dear All, as much as I don't want to, I may have to apply for assistance financially, meaning I may have to apply for Dole. I resigned from my job...