i am on job search visa now ... please advice me the next step

[danikurniawan]

hi all ...
i need advice to get a new zealand residency.
i was graduated as diploma in profesional cookery level 5 in auckland - new zealand, now i just get my job search visa. this week i get a new job as a chef in indonesian restaurant and they will give a job offer, my question is :
1. can i apply 2 years study to work visa even i just get my job search visa? i am planing to bring my family here and 2 years visa will be benefit for me
2. can i apply directly to resident from job search visa? (submit EOI)
3. consider my condition, what is the best thing to do now?

thank you before, i am really appreciate you advice

[JandM]

To make sure we understand your situation - am I right in thinking that what you are on is a Graduate Job Search Visa, as mentioned here? http://www.dol.govt.nz/immigration/k...base/item/1074
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/44924.htm

[JandM]

If that's the case, the answer to your question 1 is yes, you can apply. See here, http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/45663.htm, paragraph d ii.

Also, I can't find any restriction against your putting in an EOI, and/but you can always check this by asking INZ.

[danikurniawan]

To make sure we understand your situation - am I right in thinking that what you are on is a Graduate Job Search Visa, as mentioned here? http://www.dol.govt.nz/immigration/k...base/item/1074
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/44924.htm

yes i am in the condition above, is there any company requirement from the immigration to support someone to become a newzealand residence? my work place is just a food court but they are a registered company, and should i use the immigration advisor service to deal with my resident application in the future, because i read in the immigration website that they treat all application fear, so no benefit or special treat even i use and pay immigration advisor, is that true?
thank you

[JandM]

is there any company requirement from the immigration to support someone to become a newzealand residence?

No. The two visas you first asked about (the Graduate Work Experience visa, and Residence under Skilled Migrant) don't have any requirement for any kind of support or sponsorship from an employer. All that is needed from your employer is a formal offer of a skilled job, with a contract, to show to INZ. (If you look at the pages on INZ, and the INZ operations manual, about these visas, it lists all the detail.)

should i use the immigration advisor service to deal with my resident application in the future, because i read in the immigration website that they treat all application fear, so no benefit or special treat even i use and pay immigration advisor, is that true?

You do not have to use an immigration adviser. Everybody has the right to put in their own application, and to communicate directly with INZ. And yes, it is true that INZ treat every application fairly and equally - no adviser or lawyer has any special 'pull' with them.

[danikurniawan]

No. The two visas you first asked about (the Graduate Work Experience visa, and Residence under Skilled Migrant) don't have any requirement for any kind of support or sponsorship from an employer. All that is needed from your employer is a formal offer of a skilled job, with a contract, to show to INZ. (If you look at the pages on INZ, and the INZ operations manual, about these visas, it lists all the detail.)

You do not have to use an immigration adviser. Everybody has the right to put in their own application, and to communicate directly with INZ. And yes, it is true that INZ treat every application fairly and equally - no adviser or lawyer has any special 'pull' with them.

thank you all for the reply ....
you guys help me a lot,