Hi again JandM.
Just an update - we have compiled more or less all the evidence of our relationship, filled out the 1198 and 1146 INZ application forms, her INZ chest x-ray form will be completed on Monday, her general medical certificate has been completed by a certified professional and she has obtained an officially translated copy of her police certificate. Next Wednesday is the day I will fly out to Barcelona (very excited), where we will live together in an apartment that we have booked from 15th November till January 3rd (when I will fly back to New Zealand). During this time we will submit the visitor visa under partnership application to the London INZ office.
One thing that has been on my mind recently, and something that I have been trying to do some research into, is what you said in your first reply to me:
Originally Posted by
JandM
Without hearing what the people at INZ had said, I think I would have given you the link to the partner-sponsored work visa
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migra...milystream.htm (rather than going for a visitor visa first). Did they say any reason for not going straight for that one?
The more I think about it, the more appealing applying immediately for a work visa under partnership sounds (bypassing the initial visitor visa under partnership). Ideally she would want to start looking for a job here as soon as she arrives, and this would make things much easier for us. Basically, I was just wondering what the differences are in the requirements for a work visa under partnership vs. visitor visa under partnership? Is there anything that we have to show / prove with regards to her skills / qualifications / job offers, or this this kind of evidence under a completely different category all together, separate from the partnership-style work visas?
I've been looking around the forums for people in similar situations, and this particular one was very relevant:
http://www.enz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39274
It seems that this couple applied for a work visa under partnership, but this was declined and they were offered a visitor visa under partnership instead. Now, considering this in relation to our situation, I'm now thinking that since we are intending to apply for the visitor visa under partnership and
then applying for the work visa under partnership, we might as well just go straight for the work visa. What do you think about this? I guess it all just depends on if there are any real differences in requirements between the two application types. Also, does it require us to obtain any more evidence or any additional forms (obviously apart from replacing the 1198 form with the work visa under partnership form for her)?
Also, I'm having a bit of trouble finding the exact form for the work visa under partnership. Am I right that the 1015 is
not the right form for a work visa under
partnership, but instead are just for regular work visa applications? You provided me with a link to this page earlier, but I can't seem to find the exact form -
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migra...milystream.htm
Note: just a quick, very specific, additional question here regarding my 1146 form. Question B9 (I think it is) asks: "Are you currently living in New Zealand?" As stated in my previous messages, I will be living with her in Spain at the time we submit the application. However, I will only be there for one month and a half, and normally I am living here in New Zealand. In your opinion, should I tick 'Yes' or 'No' for this? Or should I just select Yes and write an explanation for this situation in the space next to the question on the application form? Sorry, I know it's a bit of a knit-picky question but just want to do everythign by the book for this application and not have any potential slip ups
Once again, thanks so much for your time and effort in helping everyone on the forum with our questions. It's warmly, warmly appreciated.