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I just had a close look at SM6.20 (particularly (h) and (i)), and it seems like only accommodation-related allowances are considered; any other...

Added to the above, it is possible to have the presence requirement reduced to 450 days in the 20 months immediately preceding your application for...

See here. It's not as easy as you are assuming....

You've nevertheless paid the fee for your case to be processed - that payment isn't gone. In your place, I would consider making a complaint about...

Reading all these articles and the updates on this forum, I am not sure what to do. I am thinking of moving to some other country but still have hope...

If your married i think YES. But still check here about the eligibility publicly funded health services here: ...

She may be entitled to use the NZ healthcare system, depending on the length of time for which she has held her visa and how long it runs....

Any new on parent category or any updates?? Anybody know anything?

My ITA stated that my application 'will be' allocated to a case officer within 3 months..took 6 months, and now it has been sitting with...

That would be nice to mention. When I lodged my application my letter said they were going to complete my application by November 2019. When...

I have no idea about when the new NZRP will be announced - it should have been done well-before now. Interestingly, INZ are still issuing ITA's...

Not yet, unfortunately. I did follow up on it yesterday, asking for an update and an estimated timeframe in which the complaint may progress, but no...

This is more clearly defined in the operational manual, see WD3.1.5. A level 7 Bachelor's Degree or any level 8-10 qualification may result in the...

Thanks for your reply @EGoodhue. I'm not surprised it was just a deflective technique. Erin, have you heard anything back from The Ombudsman?

Very disappointing response.

google is your friend

https://fyi.org.nz/request/11788-plan-of-inz-on-skilled-migrant-category-process#incoming-45154 FYI.ORG response - another way of saying 'we don't...

Freaking scary. Can't imagine how long it would take to process all the stuff again. Ah well, I hope that never happens.

The following is my non-professional opinion of what I would do in the situation you have described. Don't worry too much that the questions on the...

Can anyone please give some advice . Getting separate after marriage work same way like getting separate without marriage? I mean on papers we...

That's nuts! Hope they manage to move it online in the near future – sooo much easier for everyone... I would imagine.

I actually can't believe they don't take copies. What happens if the Manukau office catches fire? Do all the thousands of applicants have to reapply...

Literally a gigantic cabinet full of paper applications - no scanning of Residence applications takes place. Far too labour-intensive for...