Since the change from PR to just R recently does this mean that it now takes 7 years to get citizenship? ie convert resident visa to permanent residence visa after two years and then five years of holding PR before you can apply for citizenship? I've taken a look at the link below but it still specifies permanent residence as being the permit required during the qualifying period. Is it that the Citizenship language hasn't caught up with the INZ change in terminology or are they making it that bit harder? Anyone know?
http://www.dia.govt.nz/Services-Citi...enDocument#six