Hi, its my fist time to post here..i really hope you guys can enlighten us.
Me and my wife are living in Australia and we just got married 2 months ago in the Philippines. I am currently holding a 461 visa (New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship) while my wife is a NZ citizen. We are planning to go to NZ to have a fresh and new start but we are unsure on what steps we need to take to live & settle there. My questions are,
First, what kind of visa do i need so that i can stay in NZ until such time we
apply for a resident visa for me.
Second, does she need to have a permanent work in NZ first before she can
sponsor me? If yes, how long will it take for her to be eligible to sponsor
someone?
Looking forward on your help guys, thanks