My SMC with NZ is under processing & all additional documents requested by CO has been submitted this month. Application was submitted without Job offer & by expectation is 90% JSV & 10% direct residency.
I have got notification (just now that my PR has been granted from another country. This is a sponsored PR which requires commitment for "x" years. I choose to go ahead with this one only one ground : CERTAINTY.
This means, even if hypothetically, I am granted direct residency for NZ, I will not be able to make use of it as I am bound by commitment with another country for "x" years in exchange of sponsorship & certainty.
Now It would be futile to go ahead with the NZ SMC application for now. However I would like to cleanup such that tomorrow if I need visitors visa, work visa or a fresh SMC application (if there is change in circumstances or priorities) there is no adverse entry due to this dropping out or something which comes haunting in the future, which might be difficult to explain or resolve when I am not in my home-country. If any new query/additional document is needed before closing the file, I would like to finish it in next 3 months before I leave.
What could be done exit the process gracefully, given that I dont have any idea what stage processing is in INZ office. Maybe it is in very preliminary stage as last pending document was submitted this month only.