Resident VISA To Permanent Resident visa

Hi,

My Resident Visa was approved on July 23 2014.
Can i apply it now for Permanent Resident visa?

Do i need to wait July 23 2016 to apply for the PRV?

Please advice.

Thanks

Commitment to New Zealand criteria
1. You have spent enough time in New Zealand
You have been in New Zealand as a resident for a total of 184 days or more in each of the two 12-month portions of the 24 months immediately preceding your permanent resident visa application. You do not have to provide any extra evidence, other than your passport(s).

Yes, you have to wait. http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migra...quirements.htm At the top of the page, you will find this (my bolding).

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To be eligible for a permanent resident visa (PRV), the principal applicant in your original residence application must:

hold a resident visa, or have held one in the last three months
hold, or have held, that resident visa for at least two years continuously
have met any conditions that your resident visa was subject to under section 49(1) of the Immigration Act
meet relevant character requirements, and
have met one of five commitment to New Zealand criteria set out below.

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