Originally Posted by
rizjunior
If you are with the same employer, renewal won't take long. I guess 4-8 weeks time is sufficient. You may not get 24 months work visa renewal. I have noticed quite a few people given 12 months work visa inspite of the fact that they had permanent employment. I am not sure if INZ are deliberately issuing less than 24 months visa to cut medical costs.
Other day I was speaking to one of my colleague and he mentioned about the 12 months visa as well but in his case it seems his employer specifically applied for 12 months visa despite having permanent employment.