Originally Posted by
girlwithanewf
Yes, as said above you apply for them all at the same time as your WTR visa and your wife should get a work visa and your children student visas for the same length as your visa.
It doesn't matter if you leave earlier, and your family follows later.
The WTR visa is also called a Talent Visa and is often used as a quick and easy way to bring talented and skilled workers to NZ. It can be given very quickly, ours came back by return of post. Yes, there is the problem of perhaps not being given residence after 2 years but if you fulfil the criteria - same job, certain level of salary - you get residence/permanent residence very swiftly after 2 years. It is processed in NZ by the business migration branch and again has a quick turnaround. It is often used for university appointments.