Hi All,

Just looking for some advice/information. My partner is a fully qualified electrician in Ireland but needs to have his skills assessed in NZ. We want to get the ball rolling on his EOI but without his skills being assessed he doesn't have enough points. He has to wait 8 weeks for the first part of his skills assesment and then do an exam and once he passes that, he will get his NZ licence but it will early next year by the time all that is completed and our WHV's end in early June. Would we have to leave NZ and come back if we didnt have our PR before our visas expire or is there some sort of bridging visa that would allow us to stay and continue working? Any info greatly appreciated