Hi everyone,
I am intending to migrate to New Zealand with my Kiwi-partner under the Family (Partnership) Category towards the end of the year from within New Zealand (will be on a WHV beforehand).
So I am already organizing all the documents I need for the application and also worked my way throught the residence application form (NZIS 1000), the self-assessment guide (NZIS 1003) and the application guide (NZIS 1002).
However, I could not find some information that would clarify the one or the other problem I have.
So I hope you might be able to help me out here a bit or at least point me in the right direction.
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QUESTIONS REGARDING RESIDENCE APPLICATION FORM NZIS 1000
(The form can be found here.)
- A28 asks "Is your partner included in your application?"
What shall I answer here? I filled in all my partners details in A19 to A27 (as aked for in Section C), but my partner is a Kiwi - so do I need to include her or not?
- A85 asks "Do you or any of your accompanying family members have a National ID number, or other unique identifier that was issued to you by any government?"
What is meant by that? Is it referring to my national ID card and its respective number? What kind of unique identifier could otherwise be meant?
- A91 asks "List the countries you and/or your family have lived in for
12 months or more in the last 10 years, with the dates
you began and ended living there. If you do not know the
exact dates you began and ended living in a country, give
approximate dates. Please include your home country."
I have used 2/4 spaces for myself. Thus 2 more would be free - shall I use them for my partner? I guess given the statement "The following questions apply to every person included in
this application 17 years of age and over." this depends wether or not I should include her in the application (see A28 above), but I also read that she will have to provide police certificates anyway for her stays abroad. So do I list her here or not?
- B1-B13 are related to "Residence from Work Category"
Will I have to fill any of them out? While some do not seem to make sense to me in regards of my application, some actually could be filled out by me. So do I just leave the whole section untouched or do I have to fill some of it out?
- C9 asks a)"Is your partner a New Zealand citizen?", b)"Does your partner hold a New Zealand residence permit?", c)"Does your partner hold a current New Zealand returning resident’s visa?" and d)"Does your partner hold a valid Australian passport?"
While a) is a YES and d) is a NO - do I leave b) & c) empty or do I need to choose one of the options YES/NO? Which one is applicable for a New Zealander?
- C10-C17 is about parents/children sponsors.
Given that I do not have children and also my parents will have nothing to do with the sponsorship of my visa - will I have to answer any of these questions or leave them blank again?
- Section D-F refers to refugee or pacific islanders.
Do I again just ignore this part? Or shall I tick boxes in any case (ie. NO)?
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Well that would be all my questions regarding NZIS 1000 for now - I hope they don't come across as too much of an avalanche ;-)
I am very greatful for any help with these questions and appreciate your time and effort on that.
Thank you and have a great day,
Antonio