Hi All
I've just submitted my Residency Application and have been assigned a CO but my current working holiday visa is due to expire in August. I'm in full time employment and need to carry on working so I was going to submit an Essential Skills work visa application to cover me.
Normally these applications require that the employer prove they have tried to hire someone within NZ.
The immigration department at a friends company advised her (when she was thinking of doing the same) that they would not have to go through that process if her residency application was lodged. They advised that she would have to submit a working visa application but that there would be no need to advertise the role etc.
Is this true? Its just I can't find anything online to say this is the case, however, the advisor seems to have been right on all other things previously.
Thanks