Resident to Permanent Residence

[Kelerei]

I contacted INZ contact centre and I was told that my application was in Palmerston North queue waiting to be allocated to CO. All this time, I was thinking it was in Auckland and in queue coz of Level 3 there. but why in a queue for such a long time in Palmerston North as its level 2 here. Anyone know if paper based applications will be handled under Level 2?

They can handle paper-based applications under Level 2, which is the likely explanation for your application being moved there. Seems like INZ is trying to work around the Auckland restrictions as best they can.

(Side note: hopefully, the 2021 Resident Visa is a step in the right direction as far as moving applications online is concerned. Online applications can be worked from home, paper applications definitely can't.)

[JandM]

It always used to be standard practice - back in previous years when INZ worked more "normally", and there were more offices around the world - that they would share cases around to get things done more quickly if one place happened to have a lot of applications, and another had some spare capacity. I remember one period of time when a whole lot of Indian applications were dealt with in London.

[Jkms]

What additional documents were requested?

Resident to Permanent Residence Timeline.
Update 24/08/21
Application Courier : 1 July 2021
Paymeny Deducted : 13 July 2021
Passport Returned : 14 July 2021
Immigration Officer Allocated : 20 July 2021
Request to submit additional document: 20 July 2021
Document emailed : 20 July 2021
2PC :
PR Approved : 15 Sept 2021

Will be applying for my Citizenship on 16 Sept 2024.

[ashu3690]

What additional documents were requested?

Visa Refusal Letter from Canada.

[cricfor]

Visa Refusal Letter from Canada.

Hi Ashu, May I please know if its a visitor visa or some other visa type? I've got my visitor visa rejected once as well. Just want to be prepared if they gonna ask for the appropriate letter.

[cricfor]

@Ivish, Any updates with your application?

[cricfor]

I just received an approval from INZ for Permanent Residency!!!!
It's a lonnnggg journey! Thank you everyone for your inputs through out.

My Timeline:

30 July - Become Eligible
1 August - Applied for Permanent Residency.
13 August - Money Deducted.
1 October - In 2nd person check queue.
12 October - Permanent Residency Approved!!

[JandM]

Congratulations - at last!

[cricfor]

Isn't the eligibility for citizenship is 5 years from becoming a resident rather than 3 years from Permanent Resident?

Resident to Permanent Residence Timeline.
Update 24/08/21
Application Courier : 1 July 2021
Paymeny Deducted : 13 July 2021
Passport Returned : 14 July 2021
Immigration Officer Allocated : 20 July 2021
Request to submit additional document: 20 July 2021
Document emailed : 20 July 2021
2PC :
PR Approved : 15 Sept 2021

Will be applying for my Citizenship on 16 Sept 2024.

[Kelerei]

Isn't the eligibility for citizenship is 5 years from becoming a resident rather than 3 years from Permanent Resident?

Generally, yes... but he may have periods of absence from New Zealand pushing out his eligibility date.