Could really do with some urgent help! Our EOI has just been selected and we're waiting upon our ITA, however my passpost expires in 1yr 11months. I remember reading that you need 2 yrs left on your passport for a residency visa, however it's not all clear cut. We fly in 2 and half weeks!! and next week are visiting NZ house in London in attemped to get a working visa for myself so I can start work asap on arrival. Therefore I need a passport, but for this purpose my current one will do (I have all documentation, job acceptance ect ready). So do I: Risk doing our ITA with my current passport (with less than 2 years left) or get a new passport this weekend before going to London, but my medical and EOI will have my old passort number on? will this matter? I don't want to risk getting a work visa in this passport to then have to delay our ITA application until we're in NZ, when I can get a new one.
Any advice would be much appreciated, as I think I need to make a quick trip to the passport office!!