[Ask] Residence Visa to Permanent Residence Visa

[keylogger]

Hi Guys,

I read on INZ website that the requirements for applying the permanent residence visa are

To be eligible for a permanent resident visa the principal applicant in your original residence application must:

1. hold a resident visa, or have held one in the last three months
2. hold, or have held, that resident visa for at least two years continuously
3. have met any conditions that your resident visa was subject to under section 49(1) of the Immigration Act, and
4. have met one of five commitment to New Zealand criteria set out below.

Let's say that the applicant has fulfilled all those points and has met the first commitment

1. You have spent enough time in New Zealand
You have been in New Zealand as a resident for a total of 184 days or more in each of the two 12-month portions of the 24 months immediately preceding your permanent resident visa application. You do not have to provide any extra evidence, other than your passport(s).

Based on your experiences, by the time the applicant applies for the permanent residence visa, will INZ officers ask again for

• medical check-up report
• police certificate from every country where the applicant has stayed for more than 12 months
• employment certificate from current NZ employer
• financial/bank statement

???

Thank you.

[JandM]

No. There is no requirement on you for any evidence this time round, other than the proof that you have met the criteria mentioned.

As it says in your quote, and you can believe INZ themselves, "You do not have to provide any extra evidence, other than your passport(s)."

[shawankit]

All you need is to complete the application for Permanent residency and provide all passports for all people included in the original residence application and pay a fixed fee and it would be done in 30 minutes if you drop into one of the office in NZ.