Originally Posted by
b&k
So does the resident permit give you the same status as PR? Or does it expire after a certain period?
If you then stay in NZ for a while will you lose your Oz PR?
Sorry, I know this is a NZ forum but this thread might be giving me a cunning plan...
The residence permit that is stamped in your passport on arrival is the same as the one that those with NZ PR have stamped in. When you leave NZ it expires, when you re-enter you get another one stamped.
If you remain in NZ then you will lose your Australian PR, as you need to maintain it in the same way you do NZ PR - by staying in the country for a certain number of days each year.